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Sinister Pronunciation

Pronounce Sinister as S IY N IY S T EH R.

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    Sinister phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'sinister'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of sinister: /sɪnɪstɛr/
    • Modern IPA representation of sinister: /sɪnɪstɛr/

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    List of meaning for sinister

    wicked or evil

    baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening(adj)

    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"

    black, dark, sinister(adj)

    stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

    "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy

    sinister(adj)

    on or starting from the wearer's left

    "bar sinister"

    being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

    the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks

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    sinister in sentence

    1. The policeman quickly took note of the sinister man’s appearance.

    2. The murderer conceived a sinister plot to systematically eradicate the any witnesses to his foul deed.

    3. Because of all the sinister villains who are the bane of Gotham City citizens, it seems that Batman’s work is never done.

    4. Jane says her daughter’s sinister boyfriend reminds her of the prison inmates she sees on television.

    5. Although I can be a little distrustful at times, I believe my new neighbor looks like the sinister man I recently saw on a wanted poster.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term sinister

    Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism.

    – President Barack Obama

    And then she starts experiencing concerning and disturbing phenomenon in her world… And she doesn’t know if she’s literally going crazy because her mother has, or if someone is stalking or manipulating her for some unknown, sinister reason… There was a lot of acting and emotional demands to it. And she’s also different from other characters I typically played. But I wanted that challenge to stretch myself outside of my comfort zone. i guess at my core, I’m an artist.

    – Judy Norton

    Anyone can do that. I can do that with a dish in my back yard, basically, i don't know that there's anything particularly sinister or troubling about any part of China's space radio network in Argentina.

    – Tony Beasley

    People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

    – Hermann Hesse

    The international image the authorities have attempted to project of the country as a progressive reformist state committed to human rights masks a far more sinister truth, four years on from the uprising, repression is widespread and rampant abuses by the security forces continue.

    – Said Boumedouha

    The North American system only wants to consider the positive aspects of reality. Men and women are subjected from childhood to an inexorable process of adaptation; certain principles, contained in brief formulas are endlessly repeated by the Press, the radio, the churches, and the schools, and by those kindly, sinister beings, the North American mothers and wives. A person imprisoned by these schemes is like a plant in a flowerpot too small for it: he cannot grow or mature.

    – Octavio Paz

    I'm sure I'm not alone here. Were clowns ever funny? No. Of course not. They were always sinister figures, disguising their homicidal intentions under thick make-up, all the while their crawl spaces and chest freezers were brimming with Cub Scout parts.

    – Anthony Bourdain

    Make man believe he is doing the right thing, with enough convincing powers, by any means so appropriate, then man, this being that was made superior by God, may do the most sinister thing,both imaginable and in real time

    – Lot Chakonza

    I know there are old demons which are coming back to the surface. They are ready to wreak chaos and death, history sometimes threatens to take its sinister course once again.

    – Mohammed VI

    I don't think there's anything sinister in trying to get wealthy people in countries that are seriously involved in development to spend their money wisely in a way that helps poor people and lifts them up.

    – Bill Clinton

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