Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairpulling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hair-pulling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pulling of one's own or another's hair.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shirley, a 42-year-old married homemaker, presented for evaluation of compulsive hairpulling."

Etymology

From hair + pulling.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hairpulling mean?: The pulling of one's own or another's hair.
Where does hairpulling come from?: From hair + pulling.

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