selfsuppressing
The word 'self-suppressing' is divided into four syllables: self-sup-pres-sing. The primary stress falls on 'sup'. It consists of the prefix 'self-', the root 'press-', and the suffix '-ing'. Syllabification follows the vowel-consonant rule, creating alternating open and closed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Tending to inhibit or restrain one's own feelings, actions, or expressions.
“He had a self-suppressing personality.”
“Her self-suppressing tendencies made it difficult to form close relationships.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('sup'). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
self — Open syllable, vowel ending.. sup — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. pres — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. sing — Closed syllable, consonant ending.
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Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables generally end with a vowel sound (open syllables) or a consonant sound (closed syllables). Syllable division occurs before a consonant that follows a vowel.
- The hyphen in 'self-suppressing' is a morphological marker, not a syllabic boundary.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phenomenon but doesn't alter the core syllabification.
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