whammy

Phonetic Respelling: [ hwam-ee, wam-ee ]

Definition:

n.1. a serious or devastating setback; 2 an evil spell

Sentence:

The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers.

More example sentences:

The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers.

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Synonyms:

setback; blow; catastrophe; curse; hex

Antonyms:

joy

How many syllables in whammy?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide whammy into syllables:

wham-my

Whammy rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- amie
- cammie
- cammy
- clammy
- grammy
- kamei
- lammey
- lammi
- pammy
- ramey
- sami
- sammie
- sammy
- tammie
- tammy
- whammy
Three Syllable Rhymes
- mccamey
- mckamey
- mi-vami
- miami
Four Syllable Rhymes
- tamiami
- yanomami

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