VICISSITUDE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Vicissitude

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century (in the sense ‘alternation’): from French, or from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim ‘by turns’, from vic- ‘turn, change’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vʌɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

Short Definition:

change of circumstances or fortune

Examples:
  • her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune
Definition:

alternation between opposite or contrasting things

Short Definition:

alternation between opposite or contrasting things

Examples:
  • the vicissitude of the seasons

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