Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delayism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-lay-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency to delay.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is reflected in the go-slow policy and delayism."
"But a closer consideration of the technologies involved, and the gap in the deployment of other, more realistic technologies, shows it's better understood as a form of climate delayism."

Etymology

From delay + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does delayism mean?: A tendency to delay.
Where does delayism come from?: From delay + -ism.

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