How many syllables in ousted?

There are 2 syllables in the word ousted.

How to pronounce ousted:

ousted (verb):: to force (someone) out of a position; to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity

banish

banished

booted (out)

bounced

cast out

chased

depose

discharge

disinherit

dislodge

dismiss

dismissed

displace

dispossess

drum out

drummed (out)

eject

ejected

evict

evicted

exclude

exile

exiled

expel

expelled

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