English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Degradation Pronunciation
Degradation is pronounced de-gruh-DAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/.
de-gruh-DAY-shuhn
US /ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/ · UK /dɪgrəˈdeɪʃən/
Syllables: de · gruh · DAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The process of being broken down, worn away, or reduced in quality or dignity.
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Degradation in a Sentence
- Soil degradation is worst on the steepest fields.
- Plastic resists degradation for centuries.
- The report describes the degradation of the old canal.
Common Mispronunciations of Degradation
Not di-GRAY-duh-shuhn
Move the punch to DAY, the third beat. Borrowing the stress from the verb degrade leaves the ending too weak.
Not de-gruh-DAY-see-uhn
Four beats finish the word, because the last four letters shrink to shuhn and nothing comes after them.
Tip: Degrade is di-GRAYD but degradation is de-gruh-DAY-shuhn, and the first vowel changes with the stress.
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