Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesitation wound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: hes-i-ta-tion -wound
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of shallow cuts made by a person considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness.

Inflected Forms

hesitation wounds (plural)

Synonyms

hesitation mark tentative wound

Questions

What does hesitation wound mean?: Any of a series of shallow cuts made by a person considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness.

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