sideration

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noun

The state of being suddenly paralysed; consternation.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteThe state of being suddenly paralysed; consternation.
  2. obsoleteA blast or blight (sudden disease) in plants.
  3. obsoleteA sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apoplexy or paralysis.

Origin

  1. Latinsideratio
  2. Englishsideration

From Latin sideratio.

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APA

sideration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideration

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“sideration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sideration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideration.

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