Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irrecognition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ir-recog-ni-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A failure to recognize; absence of recognition.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This exquisite irrecognition of any law antecedent to the oral or declaratory , struck so irresistibly upon the fancy of all who heard it"

Etymology

From ir- + recognition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does irrecognition mean?: A failure to recognize; absence of recognition.
Where does irrecognition come from?: From ir- + recognition.

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