--- title: "How to pronounce \"damage control\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"damage control\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/kc8jQV49RNM/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/damage-control" --- # How to pronounce "damage control" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/dæmædʒɛkɒntrɒl/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **da·ma·ge·con·trol** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "damage control" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "um so it's really hard to believe uh that he will just be able to live out his uh time and peace in Belarus um I think what we've seen so far is damage control um I wouldn't really want to be in pregosian shoes at the moment what do you think his next move is that what option does he have I'm not sure he has that many options I mean uh you know his military unit is" - **Watch at 8:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc8jQV49RNM&t=523s) ### Example 2 > "in Chinese social media these days BMW which owns Mini China has gone into damage control it has tried to explain that it was survey the foreigners seen in that video that's been shared on social media are actually employees of BMW and they were being served ice cream at the end of that auto show in Shanghai" - **Watch at 0:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQ7zOFDSLw&t=50s) ### Example 3 > "the um the the the public support for his government or maybe Olaf Schultz to damage control to control damage by calling snap elections um uh in in view of losing popularity of the government. Of course um the vote of confidence is not yet snap elections. The votes of confidence is rather sending a signal to" - **Watch at 8:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12HKHQjEhU&t=524s) ### Example 4 > "busy not necessarily with with the border control and immigration but damage control talk to me about that yes Brent uh you would think that if there was ever a time for a campaign to avoid mistakes now would be it but then again here we are so the Trump" - **Watch at 5:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVr-gY6dbdo&t=314s) ### Example 5 > "but if we look at the polls and we've look at the current situation even small political twists can be Amplified and have huge huge consequences where no damage control by politicians by the party or by campaign might be enough also to lead the interest of people also to other topics or to what other politicians are saying thank very much Benjamin that's DW Washington" - **Watch at 6:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlXTy-BqqNQ&t=419s) ### Example 6 > "that happens uh CLA that'll be a significant uh symbolism as far as the timing of this trip is concerned CLA it's hard not to see this as a as a damage control exercise but then experts also say that it should not be seen as India sort of buckling under the Western pressure because India has made it very clear that its relationship with the Russia and Ukraine are independent of each other and it's not a zero sum game so it's pure diplomacy unfolding what" - **Watch at 3:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdcPYfeZIc&t=205s) ### Example 7 > "think tank welcome to DW news so the Kremlin as we've seen in that last report no longer able to hide this from Russians how has Putin been trying to do damage control so indeed they were not able to hide this as a matter of fact telegram channels uh have been reporting about this extensively and they have no choice" - **Watch at 2:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb6-O7UZ3cE&t=174s) ### Example 8 > "Europe um in any way and the the following meeting now for example with annalina burbach visiting China are a form of damage control and this is something that is you know quite important in terms of of the Optics with much more nuanced messaging towards Beijing and uh um you know this narrative that if there is an escalation that Europe doesn't want this kind of an escalation even if it happens it would translate into a" - **Watch at 8:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wjzuKyzqR4&t=527s) ### Example 9 > "china virus the u. s president may have been trying to shift responsibility away from his government damage control instead of disease control and treatment ideas without any scientific evidence supposing we hit the body with a tremendous uh whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light" - **Watch at 2:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS9qe_Q08V0&t=141s) ### Example 10 *Accent: US* > "Damage control. Or what didn't happen." - **Watch at 2:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZ9jYzHrYE&t=123s) ## How to Pronounce "damage control" - **Syllables**: da · ma · ge · con · trol - **IPA**: `/dæmædʒɛkɒntrɒl/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [damage](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/damage), [control](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/control) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “damage control”? “damage control” is pronounced /dæmædʒɛkɒntrɒl/ (da · ma · ge · con · trol). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “damage control”? “damage control” has 5 syllables: da · ma · ge · con · trol. ### How can I hear “damage control” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “damage control” with synchronized subtitles. 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