Hyphenation of accident

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word accident? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ac-ci-dent

Definitions of accident:

1.	An unfortunate mishap Especially one causing damage or injury
2.	Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause Winning the lottery was a happy accident The pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck It was due to an accident or fortuity

Synonyms of accident:

noun	mishap, misadventure, mischance
noun	fortuity, chance event, happening, occurrence, natural event

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.