Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdesperate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overdes-per-ate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + desperate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overdesperate (comparative) most overdesperate (superlative)

Questions

What does overdesperate mean?
Excessively desperate.
Where does overdesperate come from?
From over- + desperate.

How to pronounce overdesperate

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