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dedovshchina

/dɪdəvˈʃːinə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-dovshchi-na
IPA
/dɪdəvˈʃːinə/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: дедовщи́на

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

ded petukh

Synonyms

grandfatherism

Questions

How do you pronounce dedovshchina?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪdəvˈʃːinə/.
What does dedovshchina mean?
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.
Where does dedovshchina come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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