reassertion
/ɹˌiəsˈɝʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
the act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion
Example Sentences
- "[…] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assertion English reassertion From re- + assertion.