Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disfellowship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-fel-low-ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to disfellowshipment.

Transitive verb

noun

Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Disfellowshipped persons, shunned by the organisation for their unrepented sins, slipped in at the last and sat by the door, ready to disappear at the end of the closing prayer."

Etymology

From dis- + fellowship.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Inflected Forms

disfellowships (present, singular) disfellowshipping (participle, present) disfellowshiping (US, also) disfellowshipped (participle, past) disfellowshipped (past) disfellowshiped (US, also)

Frequently Paired Words

unfellowship

Synonyms

excommunicate

Questions

What does disfellowship mean?: To subject to disfellowshipment.
Where does disfellowship come from?: From dis- + fellowship.

How to pronounce disfellowship

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “disfellowship”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “disfellowship”.
Repeat and practice — Say “disfellowship” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.