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unwish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-wish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To undo a wish

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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 wish English unwish From un- + wish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unwishes (present, singular) unwishing (participle, present) unwished (participle, past) unwished (past)

Questions

What does unwish mean?
To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
Where does unwish 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 wish English unwish From un- + wish.

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