Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malocclusion

/ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: mal-oc-clu-sion
IPA: /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)kleh₂w-

Usage

Inflected Forms

malocclusions (plural)

Phrases

open bite

Frequently Paired Words

malocclude crossbite open bite overbite retrognathism underbite

Antonyms

benocclusion

Rhymes With

conclusion confusion inclusion fusion illusion exclusion intrusion diffusion delusion infusion transfusion allusion

Questions

How do you pronounce malocclusion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/.
What does malocclusion mean?: A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
Where does malocclusion come from?: First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).

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