Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screwballism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
screw-bal-lism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nature or behavior of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.

Uncountable

Etymology

From screwball + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does screwballism mean?
The nature or behavior of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.
Where does screwballism come from?
From screwball + -ism.

How to pronounce screwballism

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