wipeout

/wˈaɪpˌaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

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"The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp."
"The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic."
"Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?"
"I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge."

Deverbal from wipe out.

wipeouts (plural) wipe-out (alternative) wipe out (alternative)

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How do you pronounce wipeout?

The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪpˌaʊt/.

What does wipeout mean?

The act of colliding or crashing.

Where does wipeout come from?

Deverbal from wipe out.

How to pronounce wipeout

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