captive audience
cap·tive au·di·ence
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kap-tiv aw-dee-uh ns]
- /ˈkæp tɪv ˈɔ di əns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kap-tiv aw-dee-uh ns]
- /ˈkæp tɪv ˈɔ di əns/
Definitions of captive audience words
- noun captive audience a group of people who are unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc 3
- noun captive audience sb compelled to listen 1
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captive audience popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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