Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selfslaughter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: self-s-laugh-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of self-slaughter ("suicide").

Example Sentences

"As the Greeks gape at women heaped up in selfslaughter, / They hear of Aeneas's flight with the loot."

Etymology

1595, self- + slaughter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

selfslaughters (plural)

Phrases

self-slaughtered

Frequently Paired Words

self-slaughtered

Questions

What does selfslaughter mean?: Alternative form of self-slaughter ("suicide").
Where does selfslaughter come from?: 1595, self- + slaughter.

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