How to Pronounce "lobotomies"
word
loh-BOH-tuh-meez
luh-BOT-uh-meez
Definition
Lobotomies are surgical procedures where part of the brain's frontal lobe is removed or damaged, formerly used to treat mental illnesses.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫoʊˌboʊˌtoʊmi
British English
ləbˈɒtəmɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
loh-BOH-tuh-meez
UK
luh-BOT-uh-meez
Listen in Context
Doctors performed many lobotomies in the 1940s.
Lobotomies were once thought to cure mental illness.
Few hospitals practice lobotomies today.
Stories about lobotomies in old asylums are disturbing.