how to pronounce задушить

/zədʊˈʂɨtʲ/

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задушить is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… какой то это уже пытается задушить этого …”

meanings of задушить

verb:

To oppress, to stifle, to repress, to suppress.
To smother, to stifle, to strangle, to throttle.

задушить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word задушить occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.