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despondency

How many syllables in despondency?

  4 syllables

Divide despondency into syllables:   de-spond-en-cy
Stressed syllable in despondency:   de-spond-en-cy
How to pronounce despondency:   dih-spon-dun-see
How to say despondency:

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Synonyms for despondency


1 syllable
  • gloom
    2 syllables
    • doldrums
    • sadness
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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