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distressed

How many syllables in distressed?

  2 syllables

Divide distressed into syllables:   dis-tressed
How to pronounce distressed:   dih-strest
How to say distressed:

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Synonyms for distressed


2 syllables
  • aggrieved
  • cutup
  • distraught
  • tortured
  • upset
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with distressed

    1 syllable
    • best
    • blest
    • Brest
    • crest
    • fessed
    • gest
    • guest
    • lest
    • mest
    • pest
    • prest
    • rest
    • test
    • vest
    • wrest
    • blessed
    • breast
    • chest
    • dressed
    • fest
    • guessed
    • jest
    • messed
    • nest
    • pressed
    • quest
    • stressed
    • trest
    • west
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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