Hyphenation of action

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

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Definitions of action:

1.	Something done (usually as opposed to something said) There were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
2.	The state of being active His sphere of activity He is out of action
3.	A military engagement He saw action in Korea
4.	A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) The action of natural forces Volcanic activity
5.	The series of events that form a plot His novels always have a lot of action
6.	The trait of being active and energetic and forceful A man of action
7.	The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism The piano had a very stiff action
8.	A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another One party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
9.	An act by a government body or supranational organization Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position The United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues The Union action of emancipating Southern slaves
10.	The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field The action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds Gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
11.	Institute legal proceedings against File a suit against He was warned that the district attorney would process him She actioned the company for discrimination
12.	Put in effect Carry out a task Execute the decision of the people He actioned the operation

Synonyms of action:

noun	act, human action, human activity
noun	activity, activeness, state
noun	legal action, action at law, proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
noun	group action
noun	military action, group action
noun	natural process, natural action, activity, process
noun	plot
noun	action mechanism, mechanism
noun	drive
noun	work
verb	sue, litigate, process, challenge
verb	carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, fulfill, fulfil, complete, finish, effect, effectuate, bring about, set up

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.