How to pronounce desperation in American English
“desperation” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to desperation the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “desperation” in: all accents · British English (201 clips)
“desperation” in real sentences — American speakers
128 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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frankly, out of desperation.
The Obama White House
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act of desperation one official said it was a new level of desperation for Russia and
Voice of America
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as well as the depths of his desperation.
State Department
Words that sound like “desperation”
Words one sound away from desperation — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of desperation. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.