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ostracism

How many syllables in ostracism?

  3 syllables

Divide ostracism into syllables:   os-tra-cism
Stressed syllable in ostracism:   os-tra-cism
How to pronounce ostracism:   os-truh-siz-um
How to say ostracism:

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Synonyms for ostracism


2 syllables
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3 syllables
  • banishment
  • keeping out
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with ostracism

    2 syllables
    • fideism
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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