Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinisterism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sin-is-ter-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sinister atmosphere.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Green lights flood the stage in an attempt to create an atmosphere of sinisterism and psychedelia inspired, perhaps, by the circular traverse suggested in the song lyrics."
"Jane secretly videotaping Dick's private moments at home and Dick stalking behind Jane with a pair of scissors imbue their homely scene of artistic collaboration with problems of intrusiveness, strangeness, even a degree of sinisterism."

Etymology

From sinister + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sinister

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sinisterism mean?: A sinister atmosphere.
Where does sinisterism come from?: From sinister + -ism.

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