tyrantscourging
The word 'tyrant-scourging' is divided into four syllables with stress on the second syllable of each root. It's a compound noun with Greek and English morphological components, syllabified according to standard US English rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of severely punishing a tyrant.
“The tyrant-scourging by the revolutionaries was swift.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the second syllable of 'tyrant' and the second syllable of 'scourging'
Syllables
ty — Open syllable, unstressed.. rant — Closed syllable, stressed.. scour — Closed syllable, stressed.. ging — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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