Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a hit

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: take a hit
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

Informal

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

takes a hit (present, singular) taking a hit (participle, present) took a hit (past) taken a hit (participle, past)

Synonyms

snort

Questions

What does take a hit mean?: To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

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