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Machiavellianism Pronunciation
Machiavellianism is pronounced ma-kee-uh-VE-lee-uh-ni-zuhm, IPA /ˌmæki.əˈvɛli.ənɪzəm/.
ma-kee-uh-VE-lee-uh-ni-zuhm
US /ˌmæki.əˈvɛli.ənɪzəm/
Syllables: ma · kee · uh · VE · lee · uh · ni · zuhm (8 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The use of cunning and deceit to gain and keep power, named after the political writer Machiavelli.
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Machiavellianism in a Sentence
- The chapter treats machiavellianism as a personality trait rather than a philosophy.
- Critics saw pure machiavellianism in the reshuffle.
- He rejects the charge of machiavellianism and calls it pragmatism.
Common Mispronunciations of Machiavellianism
Not ma-chee-uh-VE-lee-uh-ni-zuhm
The Italian ch is a hard k, so the second syllable is kee. English keeps that k from the name Machiavelli.
Not MA-kee-uh-ve-lee-uh-ni-zuhm
Eight syllables, and the fourth carries the main beat. Fronting the stress leaves the rest of the word inaudible.
Tip: Build it from the name: ma-kee-uh-VEL-lee, then add the ending as two soft beats.
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