overthrowal
/əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of overthrowing something or someone.
Example Sentences
- "So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires."
Etymology
Etymology tree English overthrow Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English overthrowal From overthrow + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/