Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depriment

/ˈdɛpɹɪmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pri-ment
IPA
/ˈdɛpɹɪmənt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to depress (force or push down).

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dēprimēns, present participle of dēprimō. See depress.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more depriment (comparative) most depriment (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce depriment?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛpɹɪmənt/.
What does depriment mean?
Serving to depress (force or push down).
Where does depriment come from?
From Latin dēprimēns, present participle of dēprimō. See depress.

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