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Explosion Pronunciation
Explosion is pronounced ik-SPLOH-zhuhn, IPA /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/.
ik-SPLOH-zhuhn
US /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/ · UK /ɛkˈspləʊʒən/
Syllables: ik · SPLOH · zhuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A violent bursting outwards, or a sudden large increase in something.
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Explosion in a Sentence
- The explosion blew out every window on the street.
- There has been an explosion in demand for allotments.
- Nobody was hurt in the explosion at the depot.
Common Mispronunciations of Explosion
Not ik-SPLOH-see-uhn
The single s between two vowels buzzes into a zh, so the ending is zhuhn and not see-uhn.
Not EK-sploh-zhuhn
The force lands on SPLOH in the middle, with the opening reduced to a bare ik.
Tip: Explode, explosion and explosive all keep the long oh and the weight on the same beat.
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