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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “dissemble”

“dissemble” is pronounced /dɪˈsɛmbəl/ (di-SEM-buhl) in American English and /dɪsɛmbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “semb”.
The sound

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dissemble

/dɪˈsɛmbəl/

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

3 beats
  1. disdɪ
  2. sembsɛmstress
  3. lebəl
IPA (American)
/dɪˈsɛmbəl/
IPA (British)
/dɪsɛmbəl/
Respelling
di-SEM-buhl
Syllables
3 — dis-SEMB-le
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dis-SEMB-le. “semb” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈsɛmbəl/

British

/dɪsɛmbəl/

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Meaning

What “dissemble” means

  1. verb

    make believe with the intent to deceive

    “He feigned that he was ill”

  2. verb

    hide under a false appearance

    “He masked his disappointment”

  3. verb

    behave unnaturally or affectedly

    “She's just acting”

Say it in a sentence

“He is far too honest to dissemble under close questioning.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort issɛshort emmbbəschwall

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Questions

“dissemble”, answered

How do you pronounce “dissemble”?

“dissemble” is pronounced /dɪˈsɛmbəl/ (di-SEM-buhl) in American English and /dɪsɛmbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “semb”. Build it as dis-SEMB-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “dissemble” have?

3: dis · semb · le. The beat lands on the second, “semb”.

Is “dissemble” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈsɛmbəl/ (di-SEM-buhl); British English says /dɪsɛmbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “dissemble” mean?

As a verb: make believe with the intent to deceive For example: “He feigned that he was ill” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “dissemble”?

Stress the second syllable: dis-SEMB-le. “semb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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