Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dementor

/dɪˈmɛntə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: de-men-tor
IPA: /dɪˈmɛntə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evil and fearsome creature.

Example Sentences

"[…] and by which a certain Rabbi, who was once annoyed by a demon that came to him in the shape of a woman, got rid of his dementor."
"[…] it was protection against the anorexic dementor standing in front of me."
"Diana needed to reconcile the Alric of now who pressed warm kisses to her temple, who touched her with such gentleness and showed her that he would protect her with his life, with the rage-filled dementor of her nightmares, the Alric she feared was still under the surface."

Etymology

From dement + -or. Repopularized by the Harry Potter series.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈmɛntə/

Inflected Forms

dementors (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dementor?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɛntə/.
What does dementor mean?: An evil and fearsome creature.
Where does dementor come from?: From dement + -or. Repopularized by the Harry Potter series.

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