obesity

/oʊˈbiːsɪti/

Syllables o·be·si·ty

Stress o-BE-si-ty

Phonics Breakdown

o

/oʊ/

long o

be

/biː/

magic e

si

/sɪ/

short i

ty

/ti/

y /i/ sound

Meaning

the condition of being extremely overweight

Sound Reference

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o=/oʊ/(go) + be=/biː/(be) + si=/sɪ/(sit) + ty=/ti/(city)

Example

Obesity is a major health problem in many countries.