Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disenfranchisement

/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: dis-en-fran-chise-ment
IPA: /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English disenfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disenfranchisement From disenfranchise + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disenfranchisements (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce disenfranchisement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/.
What does disenfranchisement mean?: Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
Where does disenfranchisement come from?: Etymology tree English disenfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disenfranchisement From disenfranchise + -ment.

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