Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incivism

/ɪnˈsɪvɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-civism
IPA: /ɪnˈsɪvɪzəm/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of civism or patriotism; unfriendliness to one's state or government.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1836, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Barère", in (probably) Edinburgh Review Every lady who adorned herself with the relics of criminals might justly be suspected of incivism."

Etymology

From in- (“not”) + civism. Compare French incivisme.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in-
Suffix: civism

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

incivisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce incivism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɪvɪzəm/.
What does incivism mean?: Lack of civism or patriotism; unfriendliness to one's state or government.
Where does incivism come from?: From in- (“not”) + civism. Compare French incivisme.

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