How to pronounce “injunction”
Say “injunction” in 3 beats
injunction
/ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪndʒʌŋkʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪn
- juncdʒʌŋkstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪndʒʌŋkʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋʃən/
- Respelling
- in-JUNGK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — in-JUNC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: in-JUNC-tion. “junc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
/ɪndʒʌŋkʃən/
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What “injunction” means
- noun
a formal command or admonition
- noun
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
“injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order”
Say it in a sentence
“An injunction stopped the demolition at the last minute.”“injunction”, answered
How do you pronounce “injunction”?
“injunction” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (in-JUNGK-shuhn) in American English and /ɪndʒʌŋkʃən/ in British English, and /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “junc”. Build it as in-JUNC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “injunction” have?
3: in · junc · tion. The beat lands on the second, “junc”.
Is “injunction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (in-JUNGK-shuhn); British English says /ɪndʒʌŋkʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “injunction” mean?
As a noun: a formal command or admonition For example: “An injunction stopped the demolition at the last minute.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “injunction”?
Stress the second syllable: in-JUNC-tion. “junc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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