how to pronounce disable

/dɪˈsɛɪ.bəl/

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disable is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of disable in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sanctions um help disable people to …”

meaning of disable

Disable means to make unable to use or function.

disable frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word disable occurs in english on average 0.5 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 disable 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 disable can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;