Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypersusceptibility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-sus-cep-ti-bil-i-ty
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A greater than normal susceptibility to something, such as light or infection.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English susceptibility English hypersusceptibility From hyper- + susceptibility.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypersusceptibilities (plural)

Questions

What does hypersusceptibility mean?: A greater than normal susceptibility to something, such as light or infection.
Where does hypersusceptibility come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English susceptibility English hypersusceptibility From hyper- + susceptibility.

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