Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manterruption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-ter-rup-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of manterrupting a woman.

Example Sentences

"It was perhaps the most public example of the “manterruption” – that is, a man interrupting a woman while she’s trying to speak (in this case, on stage, by herself, as an award honoree) and taking over the floor."

Etymology

Blend of man + interruption.

Inflected Forms

manterruptions (plural)

Questions

What does manterruption mean?: The act of manterrupting a woman.
Where does manterruption come from?: Blend of man + interruption.

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