Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shend]
- /ʃɛnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shend]
- /ʃɛnd/
Definitions of shent word
- verb with object shent to put to shame. 1
- verb with object shent to reproach or scold. 1
- verb with object shent to destroy or injure; damage. 1
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Origin of shent
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English s(c)henden, Old English (ge)scendan (cognate with Dutch schenden, German schänden), derivative of scand shame, infamy
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.