Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enemyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-e-my-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The framing of potential conflict in social relations in terms of enmity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Animism taken to its final conclusion ... is not only a perspectivism but an "enemyism.""
"I think free-range "enemyism" can keep us from solutions, and needlessly subject groups to a position of "forever enemy-hood.""

Etymology

From enemy + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enemy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does enemyism mean?: The framing of potential conflict in social relations in terms of enmity.
Where does enemyism come from?: From enemy + -ism.

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