Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misaffection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-af-fec-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is not only ignorance that is to be removed, but misaffection."

Etymology

From mis- + affection.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

misaffections (plural)

Questions

What does misaffection mean?: An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.
Where does misaffection come from?: From mis- + affection.

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