hypersensitisation
Syllables
hy-per-sen-si-ti-sa-tion
Pronunciation
/ˌhaɪpəˈsensɪtɪˈzeɪʃən/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
hyper- + sens- + -itis-ation
The word 'hypersensitisation' is divided into seven syllables: hy-per-sen-si-ti-sa-tion. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ti'). The syllabification follows standard English (GB) rules of onset-nucleus-coda structure, with considerations for vowel clusters and common suffixes. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a Greek prefix, a Latin root, and Greek/Latin suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being abnormally sensitive.
“The patient suffered from severe hypersensitisation to penicillin.”
“His hypersensitisation to criticism made him difficult to work with.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ti'). The stress pattern is typical for words of this length and morphological structure.
Syllables
hy — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. per — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus and coda.. sen — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus and coda.. si — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ti — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. sa — Open syllable, diphthong nucleus.. tion — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus and coda.
Word Parts
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Onset-Nucleus-Coda (ONC)
Syllables are built around a vowel nucleus, with optional onsets and codas.
Vowel-by-Vowel Syllabification
Adjacent vowels are separated into different syllables unless they form a diphthong.
- The initial 'h' in 'hy-' is often silent but remains in the orthographic syllable division.
- The diphthong /eɪ/ in 'sa-' is treated as a single nucleus.
- The final '-tion' is a common suffix and is consistently syllabified as a unit.
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