Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necropower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necrop-ow-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Power over life and death, or over deadly activities and products such as assassination, weapons, the death penalty, etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The portrayal in Kontroll of the underground space of the Budapest subway system as a site of potential resistance against the multiple manifestations of necropower, […]"
"Exposure to the gorgoneion exposes the viewer to necropower; in the context of asylum the visibility of the asylum seeker thus potentially exposes the complicity of the normal situation in necropower."
"In wielding this necropower the ultimate site of deployment of this new form of sovereignty is no longer the body as such, but the dead body of the African civilian."

Etymology

From necro- + power.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: necro

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

biopower necropolitics

Questions

What does necropower mean?: Power over life and death, or over deadly activities and products such as assassination, weapons, the death penalty, etc.
Where does necropower come from?: From necro- + power.

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