Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deflationism

/dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fla-tion-ism
IPA: /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In “The use of force against deflationism” they argue, against several versions of deflationism, that the concept of truth must play a substantive explanatory role in an adaquate account of assertion."

Etymology

From deflation + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deflation

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

deflationisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce deflationism?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/.
What does deflationism mean?: A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Where does deflationism come from?: From deflation + -ism.

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