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parasite

/ˈparəsʌɪt/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈparəsʌɪt/
parasite
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

pa - ra - site -> parasite

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကပ်ပါးကောင်။ ကပ်ပါးရပ်ပါး။ ကပ်ပါး။ ကပ်ပါး။ ကပ်ပါးရပ်ပါး။

Full entry

parasite /'pærǝsaÇt/ n

၁။ ကပ်ပါးကောင်။ fleas, lice and other parasites.
၂။ (derog ) ကပ်ပါးရပ်ပါး။ ကပ်ပါး။ live as a parasite on society.
❏ parasitic /pærǝ'sÇtÇk/(also parasitical /pærǝ'sÇtÇkl/) adjs
(က) ကပ်ပါး။ a parasitic plant/ worm.
(ခ) ကပ်ပါး ရပ်ပါး။ (fig ) He lives a parasitic existence, constantly borrowing money from his friends.
(ဂ) ကပ်ပါး။ a parasitic disease. parasitically /-kli/ adv

Synonyms
scrounger, freeloader, sponge, sponger, leech, bloodsucker, barnacle, bootlicker, bug, deadbeat, dependent, flea, flunky, groupie, hanger-on, idler, insect, louse, organism, pest, stooge, sucker, sycophant, taker
Antonyms
blessing, host
Cross references
scroungerfreeloaderspongespongerleechbloodsuckerbarnaclebootlickerbugdeadbeatdependentfleaflunkygroupiehanger-onidlerinsectlouseorganismpeststoogesuckersycophanttakerblessinghostandlice
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