Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disallowed

/dˌɪsəlˈaʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: dis-al-lowed
IPA: /dˌɪsəlˈaʊd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of disallow

Synonyms

banned prohibited proscribed disallowed forbidden impermissible illegal illicit interdicted nonallowed nonlicet proscript

Rhymes With

allowed proud crowd loud cloud aloud endowed how'd vowed bowed macleod shroud

Questions

How do you pronounce disallowed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɪsəlˈaʊd/.
What does disallowed mean?: forbidden

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