Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deintensification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dein-ten-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of something becoming less intense.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet a large national study by Dr. Sussman and his colleagues, published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine, reveals how rarely deintensification occurs among patients over age 70."

Etymology

From de- + intensification.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

deintensifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deintensify

Questions

What does deintensification mean?: The process of something becoming less intense.
Where does deintensification come from?: From de- + intensification.

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