Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

factionalism

/fˈækʃənəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: fac-tion-al-ism
IPA: /fˈækʃənəlˌɪzəm/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The splitting of a group into factions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Conflict between factions.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English factional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English factionalism From factional + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

factionalisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

factionalistic factionalist

Questions

How do you pronounce factionalism?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈækʃənəlˌɪzəm/.
What does factionalism mean?: The splitting of a group into factions.
Where does factionalism come from?: Etymology tree English factional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English factionalism From factional + -ism.

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