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doomsay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
doom-say
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make dire predictions about the future.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from doomsayer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

doomsays (present, singular) doomsaying (participle, present) doomsaid (participle, past) doomsaid (past)

Frequently Paired Words

doomsaying doomsayer

Questions

What does doomsay mean?
To make dire predictions about the future.
Where does doomsay come from?
Back-formation from doomsayer.

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