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ontological shock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
on-to-log-i-cal shock
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being forced to question one's worldview.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ontological shocks (plural)

Questions

What does ontological shock mean?
The state of being forced to question one's worldview.

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