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nihilistic

How many syllables in nihilistic?

  4 syllables

Divide nihilistic into syllables:   ni-hil-is-tic
Primary syllable stress:   ni-hil-is-tic
Secondary syllable stress:   ni-hil-is-tic
How to pronounce nihilistic:   nahy-uh-lis-tik
How to say nihilistic:

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