contraindication
nounHow many syllables in contraindication?
There are 5 syllables in the word contraindication.How to pronounce contraindication:
Definition of contraindication:
- contraindication (noun):
- something (such as a symptom or condition) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
- noun. (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment.
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- multi-talented
- industrialize
- overindulgence
- disembarkation
- gregariousness
- recalibrating
- vicegerency
- constituency
- internality
- holiday-maker
- defenestration
- twenty twenty two
- malfunctioning
- athleticism
- perpetuated
- misunderstanding
- ichthyologist
- alienated
- iconoclastic
- infelicitous
- appreciated
- comprehensible
- supercelestial
- discrimination
- intoxicating
- apocalypse
- recollectable
- Chihuahua
- marijuana
- unsimilarly
- organisation
- cannibalism
- xenophobia
- cryptocurrency
- inevitable
- uncomfortable
- proletariat
- Lusitania
- unanimity
- Kilimanjaro
- ignominious
- Ekaterina
- intransigently
- immortality
- unadventurous
- a fortiori
- prolifically
- physiology
- ad infinitum
- bayeux tapestry
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Tone languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, use syllable pitch to distinguish word meaning, making syllables even more critical.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!