Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsanctioned

/ənsˈæŋkʃənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: un-sanc-tioned
IPA: /ənsˈæŋkʃənd/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

verb

simple past and past participle of unsanction

Example Sentences

"The paperback field as a whole was perferse in a more general and diffuse way, somewhat in the manner of dreams that refuse to censor desire when it strays towards socially unsanctioned ends."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sanctioned English unsanctioned From un- + sanctioned.

Inflected Forms

more unsanctioned (comparative) most unsanctioned (superlative)

Rhymes With

sanctioned

Questions

How do you pronounce unsanctioned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənsˈæŋkʃənd/.
What does unsanctioned mean?: Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.
Where does unsanctioned come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sanctioned English unsanctioned From un- + sanctioned.

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