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double-edged sword

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duhb-uh l ejd sawrd, sohrd]
    • /ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈedʒd ˈsɔːrd/
    • /ˈdʌb.l̩ edʒd sɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l ejd sawrd, sohrd]
    • /ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈedʒd ˈsɔːrd/

Definitions of double-edged sword words

  • noun double-edged sword sth that can be both positive and negative 1
  • noun double-edged sword an event or phenomenon whose negative effect is inseparable from a positive one 0
  • noun double-edged sword (Idiomatic) A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk. 0
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Parts of speech for Double-edged sword

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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double-edged sword popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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