Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiperistasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiperi-s-ta-sis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The heightening of the force of an opposing process.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The poore people in Corinth did ſee, and ſmell, vvhat the rich men taſted, Tantalizing all the vvhile, and having their penury doubled by the Antiperiſtaſis of others plenty; yea, ryot and exceſſe, for ſome of them vvere drunken."
"[T]here are in the moſt depraved and venemous diſpoſitions, certain pieces that remaine untoucht, vvhich by an Antiperiſtaſis become more excellent, or by the excellency of their antipathies are able to preſerve themſelves from the contagion of their enemies vices, and perſiſt intire beyond the generall corruption."

Etymology

From anti- + peristasis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

antiperistases (plural)

Questions

What does antiperistasis mean?: The heightening of the force of an opposing process.
Where does antiperistasis come from?: From anti- + peristasis.

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