how to pronounce dysentery

/ˈdɪs.ən.təɹ.i/

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dysentery is pronounced in four syllables

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dɪsəntəɹi

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

“… his health was ruined by dysentery and …”

meanings of dysentery

noun:

  1. A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.
  2. Diarrhea.

dysentery frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dysentery occurs in english on average 0.8 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.

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