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obtrectation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-trec-ta-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Disparagement, the belittling of someone or something; slander.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French obtrectacion and its source, Latin obtrectātiō (“disparagement”), from the participle stem of obtrectāre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: obtrectacion, obtrectātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

obtrectations (plural)

Questions

What does obtrectation mean?
Disparagement, the belittling of someone or something; slander.
Where does obtrectation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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