Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flagellomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flag-el-lo-ma-nia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A penchant for whipping, or being whipped.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin flagellō (“to whip, flog”) + -mania.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: flagellō
Suffix: mania

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does flagellomania mean?: A penchant for whipping, or being whipped.
Where does flagellomania come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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