Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disemvowelment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-emvow-el-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disemvoweling.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ms. Hayden has been credited with one of the more creative online responses to nasty commentators – disemvowelment, the removal of all the vowels from a post. Not quite censorship, but not exactly unfettered commentary, either."

Etymology

Blend of disembowelment + vowel.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does disemvowelment mean?: The act of disemvoweling.
Where does disemvowelment come from?: Blend of disembowelment + vowel.

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