diphtheria

Phonetic Respelling: [ dif-theer-ee-uh, dip- ]

Definition:

n. an acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium and causing difficulty in breathing

Sentence:

He came down with a severe case of diphtheria.

More example sentences:

He came down with a severe case of diphtheria.

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Synonyms:

disease; illness; sickness

Antonyms:

well

How many syllables in diphtheria?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide diphtheria into syllables:

diph-the-ri-a

Diphtheria rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- syria
Four Syllable Rhymes
- algeria
- assyria
- bacteria
- criteria
- elyria
- gaviria
- iberia
- liberia
- listeria
- nigeria
- siberia
Five Syllable Rhymes
- cafeteria
- cerveceria

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