Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suppressed

/səˈpɹɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: sup-pressed
IPA: /səˈpɹɛst/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of suppress

Inflected Forms

more suppressed (comparative) most suppressed (superlative)

Derived Forms

immunosuppressed nonsuppressed suppressedly unsuppressed

Synonyms

smothered stifled strangled

Rhymes With

best west rest test request suggest guest arrest chest expressed dressed breast

Questions

How do you pronounce suppressed?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈpɹɛst/.
What does suppressed mean?: simple past and past participle of suppress

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