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# How to pronounce "telish" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˈtɛlɪʃ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **te·lish**
- **Stress**: **TE** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- Punish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.
  - *Example*: "How is one to limit the risks involved in allowing such systematic deception? How is one to avoid giving anything short of complete discretion to the authorities to telish anyone they like?"

### Example Sentences
- "How is one to limit the risks involved in allowing such systematic deception? How is one to avoid giving anything short of complete discretion to the authorities to telish anyone they like?"
- "telishment. As with the standard cases of the surgeon cutting up the patient, there are more complicated moves that the"
- "telishment. The thought is just that it's important to be clear what resources are available to you if this is the justification"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "telish" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "seems as if there aren't resources in the conceptual repertoire of the consequentialists for denying telishment. As with the standard cases of the surgeon cutting up the patient, there are more complicated moves that the consequentialists can make. And the suggestion is not that it's impossible within a consequentialist framework to rule out something like"
- **Watch at 14:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jWztT5Qj4&t=847s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "telishment. The thought is just that it's important to be clear what resources are available to you if this is the justification"
- **Watch at 14:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jWztT5Qj4&t=866s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "Where telishment means focusing on the telos, focusing on the goal, focusing on the end, rather than"
- **Watch at 12:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jWztT5Qj4&t=726s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "And it resolves more clearly the problem of over-generation, the problem of telishment, because it's ruled out as an act within the practice."
- **Watch at 18:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jWztT5Qj4&t=1117s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "So it seems-- and we read about this in the John Rawls piece that we read for last class-- to license what's sometimes called telishment."
- **Watch at 11:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jWztT5Qj4&t=716s)


## How to Pronounce "telish"

- **Syllables**: te · lish
- **Stress**: TE — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˈtɛlɪʃ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /TE/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[telishes](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/telishes), [telished](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/telished), [telishing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/telishing)


## Related Pronunciations

[teaish](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/teaish), [tealish](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tealish), [teaism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/teaism)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “telish”?
“telish” is pronounced /ˈtɛlɪʃ/ (te · lish). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “telish”?
“telish” has 2 syllables: te · lish.

### Where is the stress in “telish”?
The primary stress in “telish” is on “TE”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

### What does “telish” mean?
Punish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.

### How can I hear “telish” used in real sentences?
This page has 5 real-world video examples of “telish” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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