How to Pronounce "divergent"
word
daɪˈvɝdʒənt/, /dɪˈvɝdʒənt
dye-VUR-jent or dih-VUR-jent
daɪvˈɜːdʒənt
dye-VUR-jent
Definition
Describes things that move or develop in different directions or are very different from each other.
IPA Transcription
American English
daɪˈvɝdʒənt/, /dɪˈvɝdʒənt
British English
daɪvˈɜːdʒənt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
dye-VUR-jent or dih-VUR-jent
UK
dye-VUR-jent
Listen in Context
Their opinions on the project are divergent.
The two roads become divergent after the river.
Their divergent interests made collaboration difficult.
We have divergent tastes in music, so we rarely agree on what to play.