Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exprobration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pro-bra-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For it will, it must needs be a fearful exprobration of our unworthiness, when the Judge himself shall bear witness against us, that the wisdom of God himself was strangely employed in bringing us safely to felicity."

Etymology

From Latin exprōbrātiō (whence -ion), from exprōbrō (“to reproach, upbraid or reprove”), from ex- + probrum (“disgrace, shame”) (whence ex-). Compare French exprobration. By surface analysis, exprobrate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ex-
Root: exprōbrātiō
Suffix: -ion

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

exprobrations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

exprobratory

Questions

What does exprobration mean?: Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
Where does exprobration come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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