Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neo-mccarthyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
neo-m-c-carthy-ism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

political policies or ideology seen as a resurgence or continuation of McCarthyism after its heyday in the 1950s

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English McCarthyism English neo-McCarthyism From neo- + McCarthyism.

Usage

Questions

What does neo-mccarthyism mean?
political policies or ideology seen as a resurgence or continuation of McCarthyism after its heyday in the 1950s
Where does neo-mccarthyism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English McCarthyism English neo-McCarthyism From neo- + McCarthyism.

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