nervedestroying
The word 'nerve-destroying' is divided into five syllables: ner-ve-de-stroy-ing. The primary stress falls on 'stroy'. It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'nerve-', a root 'destroy-', and a suffix '-ing'. Syllabification follows the onset-rhyme structure common in English.
Definitions
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Causing or resulting in the loss of nerve function or causing extreme emotional upset.
“The accident left him with nerve-destroying injuries.”
“The news was utterly nerve-destroying.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('stroy').
Syllables
ner — Open syllable, onset 'n', rhyme 'ɜː'. ve — Open syllable, onset 'v', rhyme 'ə'. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', rhyme 'e'. stroy — Closed syllable, onset 'str', rhyme 'ɔɪ', primary stress. ing — Closed syllable, onset 'ŋ', rhyme 'ɪ'
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Onset-Rhyme Structure
Each syllable is divided into an onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and a rhyme (vowel sound and any following consonants).
- The hyphen in 'nerve-destroying' doesn't affect the phonological structure.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur, but don't alter the syllable division.
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