Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delegitimation

/ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dele-git-i-ma-tion
IPA: /ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimation English delegitimation From de- + legitimation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

delegitimations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

delegitimate delegitimise delegitimize legitimate legitimise legitimize

Synonyms

delegitimisation delegitimization

Antonyms

legitimation legitimisation legitimization

Questions

How do you pronounce delegitimation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːlɪˌd͡ʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən/.
What does delegitimation mean?: The act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate.
Where does delegitimation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimation English delegitimation From de- + legitimation.

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