Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-offence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
self--of-fence
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's own offence.

Etymology

From self- + offence.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-offences (plural)

Phrases

self-offending

Frequently Paired Words

self-offending

Questions

What does self-offence mean?
One's own offence.
Where does self-offence come from?
From self- + offence.

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