raptureravished
The word 'rapture-ravished' is a compound adjective syllabified as rap-ture-ra-vished, with stress on the second syllable of each component. It describes a state of being overwhelmed by intense emotion.
Definitions
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Overwhelmed with ecstatic delight and forcefully affected by intense emotion.
“She was rapture-ravished by the beauty of the sunset.”
“The audience was rapture-ravished by the performance.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'rapture' and the second syllable of 'ravished'.
Syllables
rap — Closed syllable with a consonant cluster onset.. ture — Closed syllable with a consonant blend onset.. ra — Open syllable with a simple consonant onset.. vished — Closed syllable with a consonant onset and cluster rhyme.
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Vowel Sounds
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- The hyphenated nature of the word is a morphological consideration, but does not alter the phonological syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in 'ravished' is a common phonetic phenomenon.
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