Pronunciation

How to pronounce “pleasure

“pleasure” is pronounced /plɛʒɚ/ — 2 syllables.
The sound

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pleasure

/plɛʒɚ/

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2 syllables. Stress the 'plɛʒ' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

he was tingling with pleasure

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