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perfectionism

How many syllables in perfectionism?

  4 syllables

Divide perfectionism into syllables:   per-fec-tion-ism
Stressed syllable in perfectionism:   per-fec-tion-ism
How to pronounce perfectionism:   per-fek-shuh-niz-um
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Synonyms for perfectionism


1 syllable
  • care
    2 syllables
      3 syllables
      5 syllables
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      What rhymes with perfectionism

      3 syllables
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
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