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impeachment

/ˌɪmˈpitʃmənt/im-PEECH-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˌɪmˈpitʃmənt/im-PEECH-muhnt

Meaningthe act of impeaching

Common meaning: charging an official with misconduct

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Journey through time

  1. Late Latinimpedicare‘to fetter’source
  2. Old Frenchempeschersource
  3. Englishimpeach‘to charge with misconduct’
  4. Englishformed in English from impeachimpeachment‘charging an official with misconduct’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from impeach + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), IMPEACH, p.283 · scan

Source words

  • impedicare Late Latin · source word “to fetter”

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