Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crisis-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
cri-sis-rid-den
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dominated or plagued by crises.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crisis + -ridden.

Inflected Forms

more crisis-ridden (comparative) most crisis-ridden (superlative)

Questions

What does crisis-ridden mean?
Dominated or plagued by crises.
Where does crisis-ridden come from?
From crisis + -ridden.

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