Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discommendation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-c-om-men-da-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

blame; censure; reproach; shunning.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And Tully assigns three several Motives, whereby, without any Discommendation in those Times, a Man might be drawn to become an Accuser of others."
"WORF: Allow my brother to return to his life. Only you need know his true bloodline. DURAS: Not acceptable. His honor would demand revenge. WORF: If you allow him to live, I will give you something that will serve your purpose far more than my death. I will accept...discommendation."

Etymology

From dis- + commendation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Inflected Forms

discommendations (plural)

Synonyms

dispraise reprehension avoidance ostracization admonishment blame brickbatting castigation censure onus chastisement criticism

Questions

What does discommendation mean?: blame; censure; reproach; shunning.
Where does discommendation come from?: From dis- + commendation.

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