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vigilantism

/vˌɪdʒəlˈæntɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
vig-i-lan-tism
IPA
/vˌɪdʒəlˈæntɪzəm/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English vigilante Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vigilantism From vigilante + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vigilantisms (plural) vigilanteism (alternative)

Derived Forms

cybervigilantism

Questions

How do you pronounce vigilantism?
The recorded pronunciation is /vˌɪdʒəlˈæntɪzəm/.
What does vigilantism mean?
The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
Where does vigilantism come from?
Etymology tree English vigilante Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vigilantism From vigilante + -ism.

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