Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tone policing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: tone polic-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insistence that another party in a discussion adopts an unconfrontational or relaxed attitude.

Derogatory; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of tone police

Usage

Questions

What does tone policing mean?: Insistence that another party in a discussion adopts an unconfrontational or relaxed attitude.

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