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How to pronounce empathogen

Say it like em-PATH-uh-jun. Empathogen has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PATH).

VoiceSpeed
US American/ɛmˈpæθədʒən/em-PATH-uh-jun
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • em
  • PATH
  • uh
  • jun
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Empathogen pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. emKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. PATHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  3. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. junKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does empathogen mean?

noun
  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Where does empathogen come from?

From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983.

Questions about saying empathogen

How do you pronounce empathogen?

Say em-PATH-uh-jun. The American pronunciation is /ɛmˈpæθədʒən/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in empathogen?

Empathogen has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PATH). Broken into parts: em · PATH · uh · jun.

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