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# How to pronounce "jouissance" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/jæʊæɪssɪns/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **jou·is·sance**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.
  - *Example*: "friendship is enjoyed according as it is desired, it is neither bred, nor nourished, nor increaseth but in jovissance, as being spirituall, and the minde being refined by use and custome."
- A transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved.
  - *Example*: "Instead Lyotard suggests that the worker experiences jouissance, a masochistic pleasure, in the imposed ‘mad destruction’ of their body."

### Example Sentences
- "friendship is enjoyed according as it is desired, it is neither bred, nor nourished, nor increaseth but in jovissance, as being spirituall, and the minde being refined by use and custome."
- "Instead Lyotard suggests that the worker experiences jouissance, a masochistic pleasure, in the imposed ‘mad destruction’ of their body."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "jouissance"

- **Syllables**: jou · is · sance
- **IPA**: `/jæʊæɪssɪns/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “jouissance”?
“jouissance” is pronounced /jæʊæɪssɪns/ (jou · is · sance). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “jouissance”?
“jouissance” has 3 syllables: jou · is · sance.

### What does “jouissance” mean?
Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.


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