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deterioration

How many syllables in deterioration?

  6 syllables

Divide deterioration into syllables:   de-te-ri-o-ra-tion
Primary syllable stress:   de-te-ri-o-ra-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   de-te-ri-o-ra-tion
How to pronounce deterioration:   dih-teer-ee-er-ey-shun
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Synonyms for deterioration


1 syllable
  • drop
  • wear
  • fall
2 syllables
  • decline
  • relapse
  • descent
  • scuffing
3 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with deterioration

    6 syllables
    7 syllables
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