How to pronounce atrophy
American English pronunciation
AT-ruh-fee
- IPA
- /ˈætɹəfi/
- Syllables
- AT · ruh · fee (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What atrophy means
To weaken and waste away from lack of use
In a sentence: If you never practice, your piano skills will slowly atrophy.
Where it comes from: It came through French and Latin from a Greek word meaning poorly fed.
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