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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “digression”

“digression” is pronounced /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ (dy-GRE-shuhn) in American English and /daɪɡɹɛʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “res”.
The sound

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digression

/daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪɡɹɛʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. digdaɪ
  2. resɡɹɛstress
  3. sionʃən
IPA (American)
/daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/
IPA (British)
/daɪɡɹɛʃən/
Respelling
dy-GRE-shuhn
Syllables
3 — dig-RES-sion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dig-RES-sion. “res” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
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Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/

British

/daɪɡɹɛʃən/

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Meaning

What “digression” means

  1. noun

    a message that departs from the main subject

  2. noun

    a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

    “a diversion from the main highway”

  3. noun

    wandering from the main path of a journey

Say it in a sentence

“After a long digression about his dog, he finally answered.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ddaɪlong iɡgɹrɛshort eʃshəschwann

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Questions

“digression”, answered

How do you pronounce “digression”?

“digression” is pronounced /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ (dy-GRE-shuhn) in American English and /daɪɡɹɛʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “res”. Build it as dig-RES-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “digression” have?

3: dig · res · sion. The beat lands on the second, “res”.

Is “digression” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ (dy-GRE-shuhn); British English says /daɪɡɹɛʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “digression” mean?

As a noun: a message that departs from the main subject For example: “After a long digression about his dog, he finally answered.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “digression”?

Stress the second syllable: dig-RES-sion. “res” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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