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How to pronounce embourgeoisement

Say it like ahm-bawzh-WAZ-mo. Embourgeoisement has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (WAZ).

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US American/ɑmbɔʒˈwæzmɑ/ahm-bawzh-WAZ-mo
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  • ahm
  • bawzh
  • WAZ
  • mo
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Embourgeoisement pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. ahmKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. bawzhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  3. WAZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  4. moKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does embourgeoisement mean?

noun
  1. The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
  2. The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
  3. A shift to bourgeois values and practices.

Where does embourgeoisement come from?

Borrowed from French embourgeoisement.

Questions about saying embourgeoisement

How do you pronounce embourgeoisement?

Say ahm-bawzh-WAZ-mo. The American pronunciation is /ɑmbɔʒˈwæzmɑ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in embourgeoisement?

Embourgeoisement has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (WAZ). Broken into parts: ahm · bawzh · WAZ · mo.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).