how to pronounce halitosis

/ˌhæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

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halitosis is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… vomiting and halitosis but he did prove …”

meanings of halitosis

noun:

The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

halitosis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word halitosis 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.