Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rebukement

/ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-buke-ment
IPA: /ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

harsh criticism

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such rebukement would feed frustration and resentment in Heinrici."
"Least important are positive events and criticism/ rebukement."
"Troy gave him a rebukement glare."
"I held my breath and was waiting for his rebukement about proper manners at the table but, to my surprise, he held his knee and yelled, “You got me!”"
"I speak it softly as I sway and give way to her gentle or harsh caress or rebukement."
"Bob said to himself, in a tone characteristic of severe fear of rebukement and chastisement."

Etymology

Equivalent to rebuke (“to criticize severely”) + -ment (“the result of”). More at rebuke.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rebuke

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce rebukement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/.
What does rebukement mean?: harsh criticism
Where does rebukement come from?: Equivalent to rebuke (“to criticize severely”) + -ment (“the result of”). More at rebuke.

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