How to pronounce "thorazine" in English
tho·ra·zine
Hear native speakers say thorazine in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “thorazine”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
tho
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ra
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
zine
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d".
How Native Speakers Say It: Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "thorazine" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Uh he Thorazine had brought him down and and lithium and this was after he was taking lithium.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“for example, in 1954, Thorazine was discovered or made available to people with schizophrenia and it was like a”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Once Thorazine was invented, the use of lobotomy as a treatment for psychiatric disease fell out of favor.”— WIREDWatch clip
“You put somebody on Thorazine and they didn't hallucinate anymore, and their paranoid dilusions slipped away.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“and it's cognates and thought disorders like schizophrenia started to be treated with drugs like Thorazine”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“Anti-psychotic drugs, neuroleptics, Haldol, Thorazine, when, at some exciting moment in the made for TV movie, where the person has gone mad”— StanfordWatch clip
Practice Speaking “thorazine”
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Uh he Thorazine had brought him down and and lithium and this was after he was taking lithium.
Hear it in context: “thorazine”
21 clipsThe English word “thorazine”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (tho · ra · zine). Grammatically, “thorazine” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 21 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “thorazine” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, TEDx Talks, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @26:36
“uh he'd been there maybe couple of weeks and he was not it was not you know, high mania. Uh he Thorazine had brought him down and and lithium and this was after he was taking lithium. and and lithium and this was after he was taking lithium.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @7:40
“symptoms of psychiatric disorders. So for example, in 1954, Thorazine was discovered or made available to people with schizophrenia and it was like a discovered or made available to people”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @6:42
“inside the deep portions of the frontal lobe. Once Thorazine was invented, the use of lobotomy as a treatment for psychiatric disease fell out of favor. as a treatment for psychiatric disease fell out of favor.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @50:22
“in particular. You put somebody on Thorazine and they didn't hallucinate anymore, and their paranoid dilusions slipped away. anymore, and their paranoid dilusions slipped away.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @40:50
“started to be treated with drugs like lithium and it's cognates and thought disorders like schizophrenia started to be treated with drugs like Thorazine started to be treated with drugs like Thorazine”
Definition & Meaning: “thorazine”
- Brand name for chlorpromazine
Example Sentences (3)
- “And if you refuse to get on the bus, they'll take a hypodermic needle and hit you with 100mg of thorazine. Then you won't even realize what's going on until it's too late.”
- “mania. Uh he Thorazine had brought him down and and lithium and this was after he was taking lithium.”
- “for example, in 1954, Thorazine was discovered or made available to people with schizophrenia and it was like a”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “thorazine”
- Syllables:
- tho · ra · zine
- Hear it in context
- thorazine
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"thorazine" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "thorazine" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about thorazine
How many syllables are in “thorazine”?
“thorazine” has 3 syllables: tho · ra · zine.
What does “thorazine” mean?
Brand name for chlorpromazine
How can I hear “thorazine” used in real sentences?
This page has 21 real-world video examples of “thorazine” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “thorazine”?
Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d". Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.