How to pronounce “disabuse”
Say “disabuse” in 3 beats
disabuse
/dɪsəˈbjus/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪsɐbjuːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- səsə
- bjusbjusstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪsəˈbjus/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪsɐbjuːs/
- Also accepted
- /dɪsəˈbjuz/
- Respelling
- di-suh-BYOOS
- Syllables
- 3 — dɪ-sə-BJUS
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dɪ-sə-BJUS. “bjus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɪsəˈbjus/
/dɪsɐbjuːs/
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What “disabuse” means
- verb
free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
Say it in a sentence
“Let me disabuse you of the idea that this is easy.”“disabuse”, answered
How do you pronounce “disabuse”?
“disabuse” is pronounced /dɪsəˈbjus/ (di-suh-BYOOS) in American English and /dɪsɐbjuːs/ in British English, and /dɪsəˈbjuz/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “bjus”. Build it as dɪ-sə-BJUS, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disabuse” have?
3: dɪ · sə · bjus. The beat lands on the third, “bjus”.
Is “disabuse” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪsəˈbjus/ (di-suh-BYOOS); British English says /dɪsɐbjuːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disabuse” mean?
As a verb: free somebody (from an erroneous belief) For example: “Let me disabuse you of the idea that this is easy.”
Where is the stress in “disabuse”?
Stress the third syllable: dɪ-sə-BJUS. “bjus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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