Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uprooted

/əpɹˈutɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: up-root-ed
IPA: /əpɹˈutɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of uproot

adj

Having been fully removed, including the roots.

adj

Having been removed from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

Inflected Forms

more uprooted (comparative) most uprooted (superlative)

Derived Forms

uprootedness

Rhymes With

suited recruited muted polluted routed undisputed reputed booted refuted commuted saluted rerouted

Questions

How do you pronounce uprooted?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈutɪd/.
What does uprooted mean?: simple past and past participle of uproot

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