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compassion

How many syllables in compassion?

  3 syllables

Divide compassion into syllables:   com-pas-sion
Stressed syllable in compassion:   com-pas-sion
How to pronounce compassion:   kum-pash-un
How to say compassion:

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Synonyms for compassion


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
      3 syllables
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      What rhymes with compassion

      2 syllables
      • ashen
      • passion
      • fashion
      3 syllables
      • dispassion
      • ratio
      • Wakashan
      4 syllables
        5 syllables
          6 syllables
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