Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compursion

/kəmˈpɜɹʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-purs-ion
IPA: /kəmˈpɜɹʒən/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pursing, as of the lips.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"However, as he knew not what the true cause might turn out, he deemed it most prudent, in the situation he was in at present, to bear it, if possible, like a Stoic, which, with the help of some wry faces and compursions of the mouth, he had certainly accomplished, had his imagination continued neuter: […]"
"A compursion of the boy's face. "Does it mean something I don't understand?""

Etymology

From com- (prefix meaning ‘together’) + purse (“to press (one’s lips) in and together so that they protrude”, verb) + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process, or condition or state).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: com-
Suffix: purse

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəmˈpɜɹʒən/
British English: /kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

compursions (plural)

Homonyms

compersion

Rhymes With

conversion assertion diversion excursion inversion subversion incursion desertion ambiversion compersion

Questions

How do you pronounce compursion?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpɜɹʒən/.
What does compursion mean?: A pursing, as of the lips.
Where does compursion come from?: From com- (prefix meaning ‘together’) + purse (“to press (one’s lips) in and together so that they protrude”, verb) + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process, or condition or state).

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