Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genre-bender

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: gen-re-ben-der
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Among the fest’s highlights this year were Babak Anvari’s Hallow Road, an inventive genre-bender that begins as a road thriller before slyly morphing into something else entirely."

Etymology

From genre + bender, on the pattern of gender bender.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

genre-bending

Frequently Paired Words

genre-bending

Questions

What does genre-bender mean?: A work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
Where does genre-bender come from?: From genre + bender, on the pattern of gender bender.

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