Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empoisonment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-poi-son-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"c. 1616, Francis Bacon, letter to the King questions touching the empoisonment"

Etymology

From empoison + -ment. Compare French empoisonnement.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: empoison

Usage

Inflected Forms

empoisonments (plural) impoisonment (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does empoisonment mean?: poisoning
Where does empoisonment come from?: From empoison + -ment. Compare French empoisonnement.

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