Hyphenation of afraid

Are you trying to hyphenate afraid? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

afraid

Definitions of afraid:

1.	Filled with fear or apprehension Afraid even to turn his head Suddenly looked afraid Afraid for his life Afraid of snakes Afraid to ask questions
2.	Filled with regret or concern Used often to soften an unpleasant statement I'm afraid I won't be able to come He was afraid he would have to let her go I'm afraid you're wrong
3.	Feeling worry or concern or insecurity She was afraid that I might be embarrassed Terribly afraid of offending someone I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict
4.	Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness Afraid of hard work Afraid to show emotion

Synonyms of afraid:

adj	afraid, acrophobic, afeard, afeared, aghast, appalled, dismayed, shocked, agoraphobic, alarmed, algophobic, apprehensive, browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog, intimidated, claustrophobic, fearful, frightened, scared, horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck, hunted, hydrophobic, aquaphobic, mysophobic, panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened, petrified, numb, terror-stricken, terror-struck, triskaidekaphobic, unnerved, white-lipped, xenophobic, shitless, cowardly, fearful, timid
adj	concerned
adj	concerned
adj	disinclined

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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.