assassin

/əˈsæsɪn/

Syllables as·sas·sin

Stress a-SAS-sin

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

ss

/s/

voiceless th

a

/æ/

short a

ss

/s/

voiceless th

in

/ɪn/

short vowel

Meaning

a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + ss=/s/(class) + a=/æ/(cat) + ss=/s/(lesson) + in=/ɪn/(in)

Example

The assassin was arrested before carrying out the attack.