how to pronounce anesthetic

/ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/

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anesthetic is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… which also inject the anesthetic with a …”

meaning of anesthetic

Anesthetic means to make numb or insensitive to pain.

anesthetic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word anesthetic occurs in english on average 0.4 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.