compursion
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compursion
- /kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/ UK
- /-ʃn̩/ UK
- /kəmˈpɜɹʒən/ US
- /-ʃən/ US
Sounds like compersion · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən
Where it comes from
From com- (prefix meaning ‘together’) + purse (“to press (one’s lips) in and together so that they protrude”, verb) + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process, or condition or state).
noun compursions
- A pursing, as of the lips. However, as he knew not what the true cause might turn out, he deemed it most prudent, in the situation he was in at present, to bear it, if possible, like a Stoic, which, with the help of some wry faces and compursions of the mouth, he had certainly accomplished, had his imagination continued neute
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title = {compursion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compursion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
