paroxysmal

How many syllables in paroxysmal?

  4 syllables

Divide paroxysmal into syllables:   par-ox-ys-mal
Primary syllable stress:   par-ox-ys-mal
Secondary syllable stress:   par-ox-ys-mal
How to say paroxysmal:

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Synonyms for paroxysmal


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