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forsworn

for·sworn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-swawrn, -swohrn]
    • /fɔrˈswɔrn, -ˈswoʊrn/
    • /fɔːˈsweər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

forsworn usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms 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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