Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miserism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-erism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]"

Etymology

From miser + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: miser

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does miserism mean?: miserliness
Where does miserism come from?: From miser + -ism.

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