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demerit

How many syllables in demerit?

  3 syllables

Divide demerit into syllables:   de-mer-it
Stressed syllable in demerit:   de-mer-it
How to pronounce demerit:   dih-mer-it
How to say demerit:

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What rhymes with demerit

2 syllables
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  • merit
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  • karat
  • parrot
3 syllables
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