Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispersed

/dɪˈspɝst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: dis-persed
IPA: /dɪˈspɝst/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.

verb

simple past and past participle of disperse

Example Sentences

"One other problem studied relates to the potential impact of human waste disposal from dispersed road recreation -- a matter of concern to many managers we've talked to ."
"Practised in the context of a social movement, dispersed leadership has opened opportunities for women to adopt feminalist styles of leadership that invite and increase the participation of women as a group, while it has also provided the means to advance feminist agendas."
"On the contrary, a very dispersed and scarce one such as gold, will have a low exergy value but a very high extraction cost."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈspɝst/
British English: /dɪˈspɜːst/

Inflected Forms

more dispersed (comparative) most dispersed (superlative)

Derived Forms

bidispersed dispersedly dispersedness equidispersed geodispersed heterodispersed hyperdispersed indispersed interdispersed nanodispersed nondispersed polydispersed

Synonyms

spread

Rhymes With

first worst burst reversed cursed thirst immersed versed coerced interspersed hurst rehearsed

Questions

How do you pronounce dispersed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɝst/.
What does dispersed mean?: Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.

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