Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

massive resistance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: mas-sive re-sis-tance
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political strategy aimed at getting Virginia officials to pass laws and policies preventing public school desegregation, particularly after Brown v. Board of Education.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does massive resistance mean?: A political strategy aimed at getting Virginia officials to pass laws and policies preventing public school desegregation, particularly after Brown v. Board of Education.

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