Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regressionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-gres-sion-ism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency toward regression.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like a museum, the home aims at freezing and conserving an image of the past in a display of collectibles. Maupassant's description of Zola's bedroom exemplifies this historical regressionism […]"

Etymology

From regression + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: regression

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does regressionism mean?: A tendency toward regression.
Where does regressionism come from?: From regression + -ism.

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