Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provocationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: provo-ca-tion-ism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A policy of agitation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, when provocationism stalks strategically to condition workingmen, the mentioned city riff-raff, "the orthodox Marxists", to put a good style/face on their "turn-coat" reactivism, however involuntary, […]"

Etymology

From provocation + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: provocation

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

provocationist

Questions

What does provocationism mean?: A policy of agitation.
Where does provocationism come from?: From provocation + -ism.

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