How to Pronounce "a fate worse than death"
expression
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
Definition
If you say something is "a fate worse than death," you mean it would be extremely unpleasant or unbearable—so bad you think dying would almost be better.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfeɪt/ /ˈwɝs/ /ˈðæn/, /ðən/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
æɪ/ /fˈeɪt/ /wˈɜːs/ /ðˈɐn/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
UK
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
Listen in Context
For some people, public speaking is a fate worse than death.
He said losing his phone was a fate worse than death.
Sitting through that long lecture felt like a fate worse than death.
If I had to eat broccoli every day, that would be a fate worse than death for me.