Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrasuggestible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tra-sug-gestible
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English suggestible English contrasuggestible From contra- + suggestible.

Inflected Forms

more contrasuggestible (comparative) most contrasuggestible (superlative)

Questions

What does contrasuggestible mean?
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
Where does contrasuggestible come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English suggestible English contrasuggestible From contra- + suggestible.

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