Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downturned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
down-turned
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Turned or positioned downwards.

verb

simple past and past participle of downturn

Etymology

From down- + turned.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more downturned (comparative) most downturned (superlative)

Questions

What does downturned mean?
Turned or positioned downwards.
Where does downturned come from?
From down- + turned.

How to pronounce downturned

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