Meaning and example
compensation for a wrong
We were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 0.119 places expiation in the rare range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 54.8% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
- Known by
- 54.7%
having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
- Known by
- 54.9%
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
- Known by
- 55.1%
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
- Known by
- 55.2%
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- Known by
- 55.6%
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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