Hyphenation of Destroy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Destroy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

De-stroy

Definitions of Destroy:

1.	Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of The fire destroyed the house
2.	Destroy completely Damage irreparably You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank! The tears ruined her make-up
3.	Defeat soundly The home team demolished the visitors
4.	Put (an animal) to death The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid The sick cat had to be put down

Synonyms of Destroy:

verb	destruct, unmake, undo
verb	ruin
verb	demolish, get the better of, overcome, defeat
verb	kill

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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.