Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the grip of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: in- the -grip of
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse.

Example Sentences

"I couldn't enjoy life while I was in the grip of drug abuse."
"At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853]."

Questions

What does in the grip of mean?: Overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse.

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