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dissentious

/dɪˈsɛn.ʃi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sentious
IPA
/dɪˈsɛn.ʃi.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by dissensions; contentious

adj

dissenting

Etymology

From dissent + -ious.

Inflected Forms

more dissentious (comparative) most dissentious (superlative)

Derived Forms

dissentiously

Synonyms

divisive factious

Rhymes With

contentious pretentious licentious sententious abstentious silentious

Questions

How do you pronounce dissentious?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɛn.ʃi.əs/.
What does dissentious mean?
Marked by dissensions; contentious
Where does dissentious come from?
From dissent + -ious.

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