how to pronounce смущать

/smʊˈɕːætʲ/

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смущать is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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

“… потому что чтобы вас не смущать но не …”

meanings of смущать

verb:

To daunt, to dismay, to discomfort.
To disturb, to trouble, to stir up.
To confuse, to embarrass.

смущать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word смущать occurs in russian on average 1 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.