Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterprophecy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-prophe-cy
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.

Example Sentences

"Although she tends not to be a dance actor of spontaneity, she was suddenly vivid in her mime reply to Carabosse and her calm counterprophecy, judiciously timed."

Etymology

From counter- + prophecy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterprophecies (plural)

Questions

What does counterprophecy mean?: A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.
Where does counterprophecy come from?: From counter- + prophecy.

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