how to pronounce зараза

/zɐˈrazə/

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зараза is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… он ведет себя так чтобы эта зараза этот …”

meanings of зараза

noun:

Infection, contagion, pest.
Scumbag, bastard.

interjection:

Damn it.

зараза frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word зараза occurs in russian on average 4.9 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.