Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bethreatened

/bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bethreat-ened
IPA: /bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Threatened by mortal danger.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My plummet’s light, it cannot sink nor sound; // Oh, shall my rock-bethreaten’d soul be drown’d?"

Etymology

From be- + threatened.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bethreaten’d (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bethreatened?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/.
What does bethreatened mean?: Threatened by mortal danger.
Where does bethreatened come from?: From be- + threatened.

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