Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garblement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gar-ble-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But when the priest returns and launches into his next lecture, I think from his garblement that he understands no more than I"

Etymology

From garble + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: garble

Usage

Inflected Forms

garblements (plural)

Questions

What does garblement mean?: Garbling.
Where does garblement come from?: From garble + -ment.

How to pronounce garblement

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