proscription
[ proh-skrip-shuh n ]
/ proʊˈskrɪp ʃən /
noun
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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proscription
/ (prəʊˈskrɪpʃən) /
noun
the act of proscribing or the state of being proscribed
denunciation, prohibition, or exclusion
outlawry or ostracism
Derived forms of proscription
proscriptive, adjectiveproscriptively, adverbproscriptiveness, nounWord Origin for proscription
C14: from Latin prōscriptiō; see proscribe
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