Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accismus

/ækˈsɪzməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cis-mus
IPA: /ækˈsɪzməs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On this account, mothers, fathers, men, and even youths, are their best companions; on the contrary, girls connected with other girls of a similar age, as in schools, provoke one another to an exchange of foibles, rather than of excellences, to a love of dress, admiration, and gossip, even to the forgetting of accismus."
"The keen eye of the ancient comedians detected this weakness in Athenian demagogues who declined office with a view to making their election surer, and Philippides gave it the name accismus."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin accismus, from Ancient Greek ακκισμός (akkismós, “prudery”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ακκισμός

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

play hard to get

Frequently Paired Words

neg play hard to get

Questions

How do you pronounce accismus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ækˈsɪzməs/.
What does accismus mean?: The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
Where does accismus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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