how to pronounce дикость

/ˈdʲikəsʲtʲ/

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дикость is pronounced in two syllables

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dʲ

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sʲ

tʲ

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An example use of дикость in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… и творил такую дикость как бы то ни было …”

meanings of дикость

noun:

Wildness, savagery.
Shyness, unsociableness, lack of sociability.

дикость frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дикость occurs in russian 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.