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Hazards Pronunciation
Hazards is pronounced HA-zerdz, IPA /ˈhæzɝdz/.
HA-zerdz
US /ˈhæzɝdz/ · UK /ˈhæzədz/
Syllables: HA · zerdz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: Things that could cause harm, or in British driving the flashing warning lights on a car.
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Hazards in a Sentence
- The survey lists four hazards on the upper floor.
- He put his hazards on and pulled onto the verge.
- Loose scaffolding hazards the whole pavement.
Common Mispronunciations of Hazards
Not HA-zerds
The ending buzzes into a z, because a voiced d comes in front of it.
Not huh-ZARDZ
The opening beat is the loud one, and everything behind it drops away to zerdz.
Tip: Drivers call the warning lights the hazards, which is how the word ended up in put your hazards on.
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