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title: "How to pronounce \"headdesk\" in English | SayItVid"
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# How to pronounce "headdesk" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˈhɛd.dɛsk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **head·desk**
- **Stress**: **HEAD** — say this syllable louder and longer
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-headdesk.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-headdesk.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### INTERJECTION
- Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.
  - *Example*: "*thump* *thump* *thump* *thump*[1] ... [1] head/desk interface sounds"

### VERB
- To bang one's head against the desk in frustration; (by extension) to express annoyance or exasperation.
  - *Example*: "Hopefully this will save someone else some head-desking; I'll see about writing up a patch for the docs describing this (unless I discover that I've been blind and this is, indeed, documented somewhere). :-D"

### Example Sentences
- "*thump* *thump* *thump* *thump*[1] ... [1] head/desk interface sounds"
- "Hopefully this will save someone else some head-desking; I'll see about writing up a patch for the docs describing this (unless I discover that I've been blind and this is, indeed, documented somewhere). :-D"

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "headdesk"

- **Syllables**: head · desk
- **Stress**: HEAD — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˈhɛd.dɛsk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /HEAD/ in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[headdesks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdesks), [headdesked](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdesked), [headdesking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdesking)


## Related Pronunciations

[headdesks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdesks), [headdesked](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdesked), [headdress](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headdress), [headies](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headies), [headiest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headiest), [headless](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headless), [headrest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/headrest), [heardest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/heardest)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “headdesk”?
“headdesk” is pronounced /ˈhɛd.dɛsk/ (head · desk). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “headdesk”?
“headdesk” has 2 syllables: head · desk.

### Where is the stress in “headdesk”?
The primary stress in “headdesk” is on “HEAD”.

### What does “headdesk” mean?
Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk.


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