how to pronounce dehydration

/ˌdiːhaɪdˈɹɛɪʃən/

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dehydration is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… vomiting dehydration seizures hours of …”

meanings of dehydration

noun:

The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

dehydration frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dehydration occurs in english on average 1.7 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.