Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antioccupation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-oc-cu-pa-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to a particular military occupation

Example Sentences

"NIMNers have participated in post-September 11 peace rallies in Chicago and New York and maintain a weekly antioccupation vigil at noon Fridays outside the Tribune Tower."
"In the incendiary speech delivered by his clerics on Friday, Mr. Sadr called for a peaceful antioccupation mass protest on April 9, the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to American forces."

Etymology

From anti- + occupation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti
Root: *kap-

Questions

What does antioccupation mean?: Opposed to a particular military occupation
Where does antioccupation come from?: From anti- + occupation.

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