Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peacespeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peace-s-peak
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] the chief purpose of our armed forces would be not to "win wars" but to "avert wars," our leaders would be talking to us in "peacespeak," not "nukespeak," […]"
"At the same time, we must not be uncritical of 'peacespeak' which sometimes glosses over the stark realities of painful choices in a fallen world."
"But love-bombing, the Unionists couldn't handle. The long arm of 'friendship' is much more insidious. Irish nationalism takes many forms and peacespeak is just one of them."

Etymology

From peace + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: peace

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

warspeak

Questions

What does peacespeak mean?: The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.
Where does peacespeak come from?: From peace + -speak.

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