How to pronounce “predisposition”
Say “predisposition” in 5 beats
predisposition
/ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹiːdɪspəzɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- predpɹi
- isdɪ
- posspə
- itzɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹiːdɪspəzɪʃən/
- Respelling
- pree-di-spuh-ZI-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — pred-is-pos-IT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: pred-is-pos-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/
/pɹiːdɪspəzɪʃən/
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What “predisposition” means
- noun
susceptibility to a pathogen
- noun
an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
- noun
a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
Say it in a sentence
“There is a family predisposition to very early mornings.”“predisposition”, answered
How do you pronounce “predisposition”?
“predisposition” is pronounced /ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/ (pree-di-spuh-ZI-shuhn) in American English and /pɹiːdɪspəzɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “it”. Build it as pred-is-pos-IT-ion, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “predisposition” have?
5: pred · is · pos · it · ion. The beat lands on the fourth, “it”.
Is “predisposition” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/ (pree-di-spuh-ZI-shuhn); British English says /pɹiːdɪspəzɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “predisposition” mean?
As a noun: susceptibility to a pathogen For example: “There is a family predisposition to very early mornings.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “predisposition”?
Stress the fourth syllable: pred-is-pos-IT-ion. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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