English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mitigation Pronunciation
Mitigation is pronounced mi-ti-GAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən/.
mi-ti-GAY-shuhn
US /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən/
Syllables: mi · ti · GAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: Action taken to make something less severe, or the reduction that follows.
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Mitigation in a Sentence
- Flood mitigation work began along the river last spring.
- The court accepted hardship in mitigation.
- Carbon mitigation is only half of the plan.
Common Mispronunciations of Mitigation
Not MI-ti-gay-shuhn
Mitigate is said MI-ti-gayt, but adding the ion ending drags the volume along to GAY. Keeping it at the front is the commonest slip.
Not mi-ti-GAY-see-uhn
Four beats, not five. The ti in the ending fuses into one sh sound.
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