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awfulize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aw-fulize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react dramatically or catastrophically to distressing events.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From awful + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

awfulizes (present, singular) awfulizing (participle, present) awfulized (participle, past) awfulized (past)

Derived Forms

awfulization

Synonyms

catastrophize

Questions

What does awfulize mean?
To react dramatically or catastrophically to distressing events.
Where does awfulize come from?
From awful + -ize.

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