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brandishment

brandishment noun: act of brandishing something.

Noun

brandishment

  1. act of brandishing something

Origin of brandishment

From brandish + -ment.

Questions about brandishment

What does brandishment mean?
Brandishment means act of brandishing something.
What part of speech is brandishment?
Brandishment is a noun.

Words near brandishment in the dictionary

  1. brandishes
  2. brandishest
  3. brandisheth
  4. brandishing
  5. brandishings
  6. brandishment
  7. brandisht
  8. brandistock
  9. brandistocks
  10. brandjacking
  11. Brandl

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