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Awareness Pronunciation
Awareness is pronounced uh-WER-nuhs, IPA /əˈwɛrnəs/.
uh-WER-nuhs
US /əˈwɛrnəs/ · UK /əˈweənəs/
Syllables: uh · WER · nuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Knowledge or understanding that something exists or is happening.
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Awareness in a Sentence
- The campaign raised awareness of the symptoms.
- She had no awareness of how late it was.
- Awareness of the risk has grown since the report.
Common Mispronunciations of Awareness
Not A-wer-nuhs
Push the voice onto WER in the middle and reduce the opening to a quick uh.
Not uh-WAY-er-nuhs
Three beats carry the word, not four. The are of aware is a single vowel plus r, the same sound as in care.
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