Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seditious

/səˈdɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: sedi-tious
IPA: /səˈdɪʃəs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.

Example Sentences

"There may not be anything seditious about his music, but plundering and ravaging the tracks needed to create it requires a spirit of rebellion at odds with corporate organization. Enterprise mashup may be an oxymoron."
"Seditious Congressional Republicans Of The United States. This refers to Republican officials that advocate fascism: they support overthrowing democracy or discarding the US Constitution."

Etymology

From Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: séditieux, seditiosus

Inflected Forms

more seditious (comparative) most seditious (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonseditious seditiously seditiousness unseditious

Phrases

seditious conspiracy

Synonyms

treasonous subversive insubordinate rebellious insurgent incendiary incitive inflammatory instigative rabble-rousing

Rhymes With

delicious suspicious ambitious vicious malicious fictitious nutritious superstitious auspicious pernicious capricious judicious

Questions

How do you pronounce seditious?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈdɪʃəs/.
What does seditious mean?: Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
Where does seditious come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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