how to pronounce терзать

/tʲɪrˈzatʲ/

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терзать is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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tʲ

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

“… либо не терзать и оставить в покое …”

meanings of терзать

verb:

To torment, to rack.

терзать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word терзать occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.