Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catastrophiser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catas-trophis-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of catastrophizer.

Example Sentences

"Mark was a catastrophiser, but even so, you had to feel a little sorry for the guy."

Etymology

From catastrophise + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: catastrophise

Inflected Forms

catastrophisers (plural)

Questions

What does catastrophiser mean?: Alternative form of catastrophizer.
Where does catastrophiser come from?: From catastrophise + -er.

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