How do you pronounce vicissitude?

vicissitude is pronounced as /vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd/.

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vicissitude

🔄vicissitude

noun

/vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd/

Vicious Victim

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Meaning

A change or variation, often unexpected, in circumstances or fortune.

A natural change or succession of one thing to another; the ups and downs of life.

Example Sentences

They remained friends through all the vicissitudes of life.

The vicissitude of life often teaches resilience.

Synonyms

change, fluctuation, shift, variation, fluctuations, variability, changes

Entry 1

change, fluctuation, shift, variation

Entry 2

fluctuations, variability, changes

Antonyms

stability, permanence, consistency

Entry 1

stability, permanence

Entry 2

consistency, stability, permanence

Collocations

vicissitudes of life, sudden vicissitude, political vicissitude

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