Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterdiscrimination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-dis-crim-i-na-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Burakumin created jealousy toward Burakumin among non-Burakumin citizens, sometimes fulminating into claims of counterdiscrimination."

Etymology

From counter- + discrimination.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterdiscriminations (plural)

Questions

What does counterdiscrimination mean?: Discrimination against a group previously dominant in perpetuating discrimination.
Where does counterdiscrimination come from?: From counter- + discrimination.

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