how to pronounce gorgon

/ˈɡɔːɹɡən/

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gorgon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… of a Gorgon can bring a corpse back to …”

meanings of gorgon

noun:

A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale.
An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.

adjective:

Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying.

gorgon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gorgon occurs in english on average 0.2 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.