how to pronounce опустошение

/ɐpʊstɐˈʂɛnʲɪje/

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опустошение is pronounced in six syllables

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

“… особенно опустошение чувствовать никогда …”

meanings of опустошение

noun:

Emptying.
Desolation, devastation, ruin, destruction.

опустошение frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word опустошение occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.