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- [fawr-swawrn, -swohrn]
- /fɔrˈswɔrn, -ˈswoʊrn/
- /fɔːˈsweər/
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- [fawr-swawrn, -swohrn]
- /fɔrˈswɔrn, -ˈswoʊrn/
Definitions of forsworn word
- verb forsworn past participle of forswear. 1
- adjective forsworn perjured. 1
- verb with object forsworn to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit. 1
- verb with object forsworn to deny vehemently or under oath. 1
- verb with object forsworn to perjure (oneself). 1
- verb without object forsworn to swear falsely; commit perjury. 1
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Origin of forsworn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English forsweren, Old English forswerian. See for-, swear
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Parts of speech for Forsworn
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forsworn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forsworn
adjective forsworn
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- mythomaniac — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- perjured — guilty of perjury.
- perjurious — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
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