how to pronounce унывать

/ʊnɨˈvatʲ/

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унывать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… и очень люблю 12 унывать но это мой …”

meanings of унывать

verb:

To lose heart, to be cast down, to be dejected or depressed.

унывать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word унывать occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.