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procrastination

/pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
pro-cras-ti-na-tion
IPA
/pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

procrastinations (plural)

Derived Forms

cryocrastination overprocrastination procrasturbation

Phrases

bedtime procrastination procrastination is the thief of time

Frequently Paired Words

procrastinate

Synonyms

deferral prolongation cunctation shillyshally dilatoriness

Antonyms

precrastination

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce procrastination?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does procrastination mean?
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
Where does procrastination come from?
From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

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