Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Ousted?

ousted has 2 syllables

oust-ed

To forcefully remove someone from a position of power or authority.

The first syllable 'oust' has a diphthong vowel 'ou' and the ending syllable 'ed' has a short vowel 'e' and a consonant 'd'.

Verb

The coach was ousted after his team lost the championship.
The dictator was eventually ousted from power by the people.
The landlord attempted to oust the tenant for not paying rent.
The rival company tried to oust our company from the market.
The shareholders voted to oust the board of directors for their poor performance.
The king was ousted by his own son in a coup.
The corrupt politician was finally ousted from office.
The rebels planned to oust the dictator from his stronghold.
The mayor was ousted for his controversial policies.
The CEO was ousted for embezzlement.

The government should be afraid of the people, not the other way around. When a government becomes afraid of the people, it has already been ousted.
The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence. They are like a cancer, and you have to cut them out before they get any bigger. They have already ousted the politicians and taken over the country.
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. Sometimes this is dangerous. If we get carried away by our own prejudices, we may oust some truth which would have been useful to us.
It is easier to stay in power than to get power back once you've been ousted.
No one can be the judge in his own case, or the ruler in his own kingdom. He must be ousted from his own case and kingdom by the proper authorities.