Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbecome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-come
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To become not, especially when one was previously not before a process of becoming what one currently is.

Example Sentences

"[…] he refrains from those freedoms which the world judges unbecoming his character, though harmless in themselves […]"
"Jess has some fun with her powers, and she does learn from her mistakes. This is all very nice, but she does not un-become a witch at the end of the book; thus the story slips out of the realm of fantasy and bumps its way into some as yet undefined category."
"I "became" a drunk only because of words and in response to pressure to do "the program" right. Thus I could "unbecome" a drunk if I just had the nerve or the imagination to break away from what you guys tell me I am from your words"

Etymology

From un- + become.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbecomes (present, singular) unbecoming (participle, present) unbecame (past)

Questions

What does unbecome mean?: To misbecome.
Where does unbecome come from?: From un- + become.

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