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Therapy Pronunciation
Therapy is pronounced THE-ruh-pee, IPA /ˈθɛrəpi/.
THE-ruh-pee
US /ˈθɛrəpi/ · UK /ˈθɛrəpi/
Syllables: THE · ruh · pee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Treatment given to relieve a physical or mental problem.
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Therapy in a Sentence
- She started therapy in the spring.
- Physical therapy got him walking again.
- Gardening is therapy as far as I am concerned.
Common Mispronunciations of Therapy
Not thuh-RA-pee
THE opens loud here. Therapeutic is the long relative that does hand the weight to the middle.
Not TEE-ruh-pee
Clip the first vowel to the e of bed and start with air over the tongue tip. A long ee plus a plain t gives teary.
Tip: Therapist is built the same way, with the push at the front and the th breathy.
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