Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehortation

/diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-hor-tat-ion
IPA: /diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Advice against something; dissuasion.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And thus much for the ſecond thing conſiderable in the Dehortation; namely, the Thing we are therein dehorted from, which is, that mean, ſordid, and degrading Vice of Covetouſneſs."
"Croker dehorts me from visiting Ireland, from which I do not need much dehortation, considering the aspect in that miserable country."

Etymology

From Latin dehortatio (“dissuasion”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dehortatio

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehortations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dehort dehortatio dehorting

Synonyms

dehortatio

Antonyms

exhortation

Questions

How do you pronounce dehortation?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən/.
What does dehortation mean?: Advice against something; dissuasion.
Where does dehortation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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