how to pronounce demolished

/dɪˈmɑːlɪʃt/

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demolished is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… uh the building was demolished overnight …”

meanings of demolished

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of demolish.

demolished frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word demolished occurs in english on average 3.1 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.