Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dope sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: dope sick-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Illness due to withdrawal from opiates.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From dope sick + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dope sicknesses (plural) dopesickness (alternative)

Questions

What does dope sickness mean?: Illness due to withdrawal from opiates.
Where does dope sickness come from?: From dope sick + -ness.

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