How to Pronounce "ministrations"
word
ˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃənz
min-uh-STRAY-shunz
mˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz
min-iss-TRAY-shunz
Definition
Attentive help or care, especially when someone is being kind or comforting to another person who is ill or in need.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃənz
British English
mˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
min-uh-STRAY-shunz
UK
min-iss-TRAY-shunz
Listen in Context
The nurse’s ministrations helped the child recover quickly.
He felt comforted by his mother’s ministrations during the illness.
The old man depended on his daughter’s ministrations every day.
Without her friend’s constant ministrations, Julie would have felt completely alone.