Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retroac-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any action that has an influence due to a past event

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An opposing action; a reaction

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action English retroaction From retro- + action.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retroactions (plural)

Questions

What does retroaction mean?: Any action that has an influence due to a past event
Where does retroaction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action English retroaction From retro- + action.

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