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incendiarism

in·cen·di·a·rism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-sen-dee-uh-riz-uh m]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn di əˌrɪz əm/
    • /ɪn.ˈsen.dɪə.rɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sen-dee-uh-riz-uh m]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn di əˌrɪz əm/

Definitions of incendiarism word

  • noun incendiarism the act or practice of an arsonist; malicious burning. 1
  • noun incendiarism inflammatory behavior; agitation. 1
  • noun incendiarism The act or practice of burning property; arson. 1
  • noun incendiarism the act or practice of illegal burning; arson 0
  • noun incendiarism (esp formerly) the creation of civil strife or violence for political reasons 0
See all 5 definitions of incendiarism

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Origin of incendiarism

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; incendiar(y) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Incendiarism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incendiarism

incendiarism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

incendiarism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for incendiarism

noun incendiarism

  • torching — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
  • pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
  • firing — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
All 3 Synonyms of incendiarism

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