syncope
nounHow many syllables in syncope?
There are 3 syllables in the word syncope.How to pronounce syncope:
Definition of syncope:
- syncope (noun):
- loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain faint
- (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in fo'c'sle' forforecastle').
Synonyms for syncope:
articulation
blackout
daze
deliquium
drowsiness
faint
insensibility
stupor
swim
swoon
syncopation
trance
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- substantiate
- restructured
- firetrap
- beverage
- prophesy
- paraded
- manuka
- interferes
- groggily
- fiasco
- faddism
- effigy
- disallowed
- succumbing
- personal
- lethargy
- groupuscule
- civilized
- centralize
- occupy
- acquiesced
- sickening
- resented
- platitude
- outerwear
- congregate
- conferee
- repellent
- readiness
- overlord
- mistreating
- disfigured
- coloring
- candidness
- rightfully
- reflective
- quizzical
- quinoa
- patronage
- ordainment
- neck and neck
- conqueror
- unscheduled
- mortify
- infringement
- fruitfully
- dunedin
- bequeathed
- typify
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