Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witzelsucht

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: witzel-sucht
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency to tell inappropriate or pointless stories and poor jokes; excessive facetiousness, especially when due to some medical condition.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Witzelsucht, a compound of witzeln (“to joke”) + Sucht (“obsession, addiction”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Witzelsucht

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does witzelsucht mean?: A tendency to tell inappropriate or pointless stories and poor jokes; excessive facetiousness, especially when due to some medical condition.
Where does witzelsucht come from?: It is traced to German.

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