Hoarseness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a throaty harshness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːɹsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gruffness huskiness

Word Forms

gruff	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
hoarse	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
husky	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heiserkeit

eine kehlige Härte

🇫🇷French

enrouement

une dureté de gorge

🇪🇸Spanish

ronquera

una dureza gutural

🇮🇹Italian

raucedine

una durezza gutturale

🇳🇱Dutch

heesheid

een keelachtige hardheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

rouquidão

uma aspereza gutural

🇷🇺Russian

охриплость

гортанная резкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्कशता

गले में एक कठोरता

🇮🇳Tamil

கரகரப்பு

ஒரு தொண்டைக் கடுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

బొంగురుపోవడం

ఒక గొంతు కర్కశత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्कशपणा

घशातील तिखटपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશતા

ગળામાં કઠોરતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟುತನ

ಗಂಟಲಿನ ಕಠೋರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കൻ

ഒരു തൊണ്ട കാഠിന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰਦਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲੇ ਦੀ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھردرا پن

گلے کی سختی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘶哑

喉咙里的粗声粗气

🇯🇵Japanese

嗄れ声

喉のような厳しさ

🇰🇷Korean

쉰 목소리

목구멍이 가혹함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khàn giọng

một sự khắc nghiệt trong cổ họng

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงแหบ

ความรุนแรงในลำคอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

suara serak

kekerasan yang serak

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamalat

isang malupit na lalamunan

🇲🇾Malay

suara serak

kekasaran tekak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بحة في الصوت

قسوة الحلق

🇮🇷Persian

گرفتگی صدا

سختی گلویی

🇹🇷Turkish

ses kısıklığı

boğaz sertliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְרִידוּת

קשיחות גרונית

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The primary meaning of 'hoarseness' is 'a throaty harshness'.

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'hoarseness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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