Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyabuse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyabuse
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

drug abuse of more than one kind of drug

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The lowest rate of polyabuse is among cannabis clients (43%), while crack-cocaine abusers report the highest (69%)."

Etymology

From poly- + abuse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does polyabuse mean?: drug abuse of more than one kind of drug
Where does polyabuse come from?: From poly- + abuse.

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