devastation

How many syllables in devastation?

  4 syllables

Divide devastation into syllables:   dev-as-ta-tion
Primary syllable stress:   dev-as-ta-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   dev-as-ta-tion
How to pronounce devastation:   dev-uh-stey-shun
How to say devastation:

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Synonyms for devastation


1 syllable
  • waste
    2 syllables
    • damage
    • ruin
    • ravages
    • wreckage
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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