Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct message

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-t mes-sage
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of private message.

verb

Synonym of private message.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

direct messages (plural) direct-message (alternative) direct messages (present, singular) direct messaging (participle, present) direct messaged (participle, past) direct messaged (past)

Synonyms

DM private message

Questions

What does direct message mean?: Synonym of private message.

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