Definitions For Sublimation

noun

  • (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
  • (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

verb

  • To express a desire or feeling by changing it into a form that is socially acceptable

Is Sublimation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
20

The word Sublimation is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sublimation in a Sentence

  • She sublimated her erotic feelings into a series of paintings.
  • I sublimated my grief at the death of my mother by throwing myself into my work.

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