How do you pronounce arson?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹsən/.

arson

/ˈɑɹsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: ar-son
IPA: /ˈɑɹsən/

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Meaning

noun

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Uncountable

verb

To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

Indian usage; Transitive verb

noun

A saddlebow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"carry out an arson attack"
"Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off."
"The motive for the fires is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether a hate crime was committed. Matthews is charged with three counts of simple arson on a religious building."
"The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]"
"Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe."
"[…]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eHs-, -, arson, ardeō, arsoun, arçon

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑɹsən/
British English: /ˈɑːsən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

arsons (plural) arsons (present, singular) arsoning (participle, present) arsoned (participle, past) arsoned (past)

Derived Forms

antiarson arsonical arsonism arsonist arsonite arsonous arsonphobia arsonry

Phrases

arson dog climate arson

Frequently Paired Words

incendiary incendiarism

Synonyms

incendiarism fire-raising

Rhymes With

carson larson larsen larsson parson garson marson farson karson barson