Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miseration

/mɪzɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-er-a-tion
IPA
/mɪzɚˈeɪʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

commiseration; compassion.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English miseracion, from Latin miserātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: miseracion, miserātiō

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce miseration?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪzɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does miseration mean?
commiseration; compassion.
Where does miseration come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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