how to pronounce мерзость

/ˈmʲerzəsʲtʲ/

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мерзость is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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sʲ

tʲ

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

“… вся история страны это мерзость грязь …”

meanings of мерзость

noun:

Abomination, nasty thing.
Abomination, meanness, vileness, loathsomeness.

мерзость frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мерзость occurs in russian on average 2.4 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.