How to Pronounce "trumped up"
expression
ˈtɹəmpt/ /ˈəp
TRUMPT-UP
tɹˈʌmpt/ /ˈʌp
trUMPT-UP
Definition
If something is 'trumped up,' it means it is false, invented, or made up, especially referring to accusations or charges that are not true.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɹəmpt/ /ˈəp
British English
tɹˈʌmpt/ /ˈʌp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TRUMPT-UP
UK
trUMPT-UP
Listen in Context
He was arrested on trumped up charges.
The report was full of trumped up accusations.
He made a trumped up excuse for being late.
Everyone knows the charges against her are trumped up just to silence her.