Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterenthusiasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-en-thu-si-asm
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm.

Example Sentences

"His teachers could to some extent restrain such an inclination, but they could not or certainly did not replace it by a counterenthusiasm in favour of Christianity."

Etymology

From counter- + enthusiasm.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterenthusiasms (plural)

Questions

What does counterenthusiasm mean?: An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm.
Where does counterenthusiasm come from?: From counter- + enthusiasm.

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