procrastination
/pɹəˌkɹæstəˈneɪʃən/pruh-kra-stuh-NAY-shuhn
/pɹəˌkɹæstəˈneɪʃən/pruh-kra-stuh-NAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of procrastinating
Common meaning: putting things off
- proforward; forth
- crastintomorrowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 477 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘forward’ + ‘tomorrow’ → procrastination
Journey through time
- Latincrās‘tomorrow’
- Englishprocrastinate‘to put off until later’
- Englishformed in English from procrastinateprocrastination‘putting things off’ · 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
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Origin: Formed in English from procrastinate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PROCRASTINATE, p.468 · scan
Roots
- crās Latin “tomorrow”
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