how to pronounce ambushed

/ˈæmˌbʊʃt/

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ambushed is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ambushed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really was ambushed i do agree with …”

meanings of ambushed

adjective:

Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.

ambushed frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ambushed occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ambushed can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ambushed can be often used in the following areas:

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