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drought-stricken

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3 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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3syllables

droughtstricken

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

drought-strick-en

Pronunciation

[draʊtˈstrɪkən]

Stress

0010

Morphemes

strick + -en

The word 'drought-stricken' is an adjective meaning affected by drought, divided into three syllables: drought-strick-en, with stress on the second syllable ('strick').

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Affected by a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; suffering the effects of drought.

    “The drought-stricken farmers lost their crops.”

    syn:parchedarid
    ant:lushfertile

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the second syllable ('strick').

Syllables

3
drought-[draʊt]
-strick-[strɪk]
-en[ən]

drought- — Open syllable (ends in a vowel).. -strick- — Closed syllable (ends in a consonant).. -en — Closed syllable (ends in a consonant).

Word Parts

root

strick

Past participle of strike

suf

-en

Suffix forming adjectives from verbs

Similar Words

strick­enbright­en

Vowel-Consonant-E Rule

Syllables are often divided before a silent 'e' at the end of a word.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

  • The word is a compound adjective formed from 'drought' and the past participle 'stricken'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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