Hyphenation of abject

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

ab-ject

Definitions of abject:

1.	Of the most contemptible kind Abject cowardice A low stunt to pull A low-down sneak His miserable treatment of his family You miserable skunk! A scummy rabble A scurvy trick
2.	Most unfortunate or miserable The most abject slaves joined in the revolt Abject poverty
3.	Showing utter resignation or hopelessness Abject surrender
4.	Showing humiliation or submissiveness An abject apology

Synonyms of abject:

adj	low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy, contemptible
adj	unfortunate
adj	resigned, unhopeful, hopeless
adj	submissive

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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.