Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasitic

/ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: par-a-sitic
IPA: /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

adj

Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.

adj

Exploiting another for personal gain.

adj

Intellectually, logically, conceptually, or metaphysically dependent (on something else in the same category)

adj

Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.

noun

A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

Example Sentences

"While some companies seem largely indifferent to gold farming, others see gold farmers as unfairly extracting value from property that they do not own. Gold farming is often described as a parasitic business practice that undermines the stability of virtual economics."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic From parasite + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/
British English: /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more parasitic (comparative) most parasitic (superlative) parasitical (alternative) parasitics (plural)

Derived Forms

alloparasitic antiparasitic autoparasitic biparasitic chemicoparasitic circumparasitic ectoparasitic endoparasitic entomoparasitic epiparasitic extraparasitic haemoparasitic

Phrases

brood-parasitic parasitic drag parasitic element parasitic gap parasitic jaeger self-parasitic

Synonyms

parasitical leechlike bloodsucking epenthetic

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic catalytic psychoanalytic dendritic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic hermaphroditic

Questions

How do you pronounce parasitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/.
What does parasitic mean?: Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
Where does parasitic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic From parasite + -ic.

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