Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partisanship

/ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: par-ti-san-ship
IPA: /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this moment of constant campaigning and tribal partisanship, even the courts have had difficulty puncturing the ideological bubbles that Mr. Trump and Fox News pundits have created."
"We focus on how partisanship and race influence sentencing decisions. Partisanship has been shown to shape many political and social decisions (Iyengar et al. 2019) while racial disparities in sentencing are well-documented (United States Sentencing Commission 2023)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English partisan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English partisanship From partisan + -ship.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/
British English: /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

partisanships (plural) partizanship (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

hyperpartisanship

Synonyms

partisanry partiality

Rhymes With

bipartisanship

Questions

How do you pronounce partisanship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/.
What does partisanship mean?: An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.
Where does partisanship come from?: Etymology tree English partisan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English partisanship From partisan + -ship.

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