Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voicism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: voicism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet I hardly ever see a reference to myself in the press without some put-down relating to my voice. Make way for the Bucolic Bard, the Rustic Rhymster, the Shakespeare of the Shires. It is irritating after 20 years. But, Mrs Shephard, despite all my years of fighting "voicism", I would not want all the wrinkles ironed out of our language."

Etymology

From voice + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: voice

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

voicist

Questions

What does voicism mean?: Discrimination against and negative perception of people based on how their voices sound.
Where does voicism come from?: From voice + -ism.

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