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umbraid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-braid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To upbraid.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Contention; strife.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English umbreiden (“to scold, reproach”). By surface analysis, um- + braid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

umbraids (present, singular) umbraiding (participle, present) umbraided (participle, past) umbraided (past) umbraids (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does umbraid mean?
To upbraid.
Where does umbraid come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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