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dishumour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dishu-mour
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

ill humour; bad temper

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "O, how I do feed vpon this now, and fat my ſelf? here were a couple vnexpectedly diſhumor'd: […]"

Etymology

From dis- + humour.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dishumours (present, singular) dishumouring (participle, present) dishumoured (participle, past) dishumoured (past) dishumor (alternative)

Questions

What does dishumour mean?
To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
Where does dishumour come from?
From dis- + humour.

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