English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Description Pronunciation
Description is pronounced di-SKRIP-shuhn, IPA /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/.
di-SKRIP-shuhn
US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ · UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
Syllables: di · SKRIP · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: An account in words of what someone or something is like.
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Description in a Sentence
- Her description of the room was exact.
- The description in the listing left a great deal out.
- Give the police a description while you still remember.
Common Mispronunciations of Description
Not dee-SKRIP-shuhn
The opening is a light di with no length in it at all.
Not duh-SKRIP-see-uhn
The -tion ending is a single shuhn, as it is in every word of this family.
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