Hyphenation of Counterattack

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Counterattack? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

Coun-ter-at-tack

Definitions of Counterattack:

1.	An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
2.	(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
3.	Make a counterattack

Synonyms of Counterattack:

noun	countermove, attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
noun	counterplay, attack
verb	counterstrike, attack, assail

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.