sunstroke

Questions about sunstroke

What does sunstroke mean?

sunstroke means "sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat".

How many syllables are in sunstroke?

sunstroke has 2 syllables and divides as sun-stroke under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for sunstroke?

Close synonyms include insolation, thermic fever, siriasis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sunstroke a common word?

sunstroke is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.