"shouldn't've" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/ [US] Audio: en-US shouldn't've.ogg [US] Forms: shouldn’t’ve [canonical]
Etymology: shouldn't + -'ve Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shouldn't|'ve}} shouldn't + -'ve Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=shouldn’t’ve}} shouldn’t’ve
  1. (informal) Contraction of should not have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: should not have Synonyms: shouldna [colloquial] Related terms: couldn't've, wouldn't've, oughtn't've

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