disembarrassment
Syllables
dis-em-bar-rass-ment
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəsmənt/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
dis + barrass + ment
The word 'disembarrassment' is divided into five syllables: dis-em-bar-rass-ment. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rass'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'dis-', the root 'barrass', and the suffix 'ment'. Syllable division follows standard English rules based on vowel-following consonants and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being freed from embarrassment or constraint.
“She felt a great sense of disembarrassment after explaining the misunderstanding.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rass'). The first syllable ('dis') receives secondary stress, while the remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, lightly stressed.. em — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bar — Open syllable, unstressed.. rass — Closed syllable, stressed.. ment — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Following Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant (e.g., em-, bar-, ment-).
Consonant Cluster Division
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters (e.g., dis-, rass-).
- Potential for reduced vowel in the first syllable ('dis') in some dialects.
- The word's length and multiple consonant clusters require careful application of syllabification rules.
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