Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disempowerment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
dis-em-pow-er-ment
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disempowering

Countable

noun

The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English empowerment English disempowerment From dis- + empowerment.

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Questions

What does disempowerment mean?
The act of disempowering
Where does disempowerment come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English empowerment English disempowerment From dis- + empowerment.

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