Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crime-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
crime-rid-den
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

dominated or plagued by crime.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crime + -ridden.

Inflected Forms

more crime-ridden (comparative) most crime-ridden (superlative)

Questions

What does crime-ridden mean?
dominated or plagued by crime.
Where does crime-ridden come from?
From crime + -ridden.

How to pronounce crime-ridden

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