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How to pronounce “hectic”
Hear “hectic” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for hectic
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of hectic with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Acts of Kindness Sparked a Global Movement
But also, "my life is stressful and hectic and hard,
- Definition summary
- (figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce hectic
How Acts of Kindness Sparked a Global Movement

But also, "my life is stressful and hectic and hard,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “hectic”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
- (obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
- (obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.
- [Noun]
- A hectic fever.
- A flush like one produced by such a fever.
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