interdiction

Questions about interdiction

What does interdiction mean?

interdiction means "authoritative prohibition". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in interdiction?

interdiction has 4 syllables: in-ter-dic-tion. The stress falls on "dic". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈdɪkʃən/.

What is another word for interdiction?

Close synonyms include interdict. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is interdiction a common word?

interdiction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with interdiction?

6 words rhyme with interdiction. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.