English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hazardous Pronunciation
Hazardous is pronounced HA-zer-duhs, IPA /ˈhæzɝdəs/.
HA-zer-duhs
US /ˈhæzɝdəs/ · UK /ˈhæzədəs/
Syllables: HA · zer · duhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Risky or dangerous, especially to health or safety.
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Hazardous in a Sentence
- The site is signed as hazardous waste only.
- Ice made the last mile hazardous.
- Handling it without gloves is hazardous.
Common Mispronunciations of Hazardous
Not huh-ZAR-duhs
The stress sits on the opening syllable, HA, exactly as it does in hazard.
Not HA-zar-dus
The two syllables after the stress both reduce, to zer and duhs.
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