under no circumstance — in no situation; never; absolutely not
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: in no situation; never; absolutely not
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʌndər noʊ ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
Example Sentences
- Under no circumstance should you eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.
- The manager said under no circumstance would overtime pay be reduced.
- Under no circumstance will I watch that horror movie again - I didn't sleep for three days!
under no circumstance
NOUN[/ˈʌndər noʊ ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/]
in no situation; never; absolutely not
💡 Concept
🎵 Rhyme
Under no circumstance will she dance, even given this golden chance!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈʌndər noʊ ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʌndə nəʊ ˈsɜːkəmstəns/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
stancedancechance
stance
dance
chance
🔗Collocations
under no circumstance allow
under no circumstance accept
under no circumstance reveal
under no circumstance leave
under no circumstance give up
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Under no circumstance should you eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.”
“The manager said under no circumstance would overtime pay be reduced.”
😄 Fun example
“Under no circumstance will I watch that horror movie again - I didn't sleep for three days!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
neverabsolutely notin no caseby no meansnot under any condition
Antonyms
alwaysdefinitelycertainly
Related
circumstancesituationconditioncaseinstance
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