Hyphenation of atrocity

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

atroc-i-ty

Definitions of atrocity:

1.	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
2.	An act of atrocious cruelty

Synonyms of atrocity:

noun	atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness, inhumaneness, inhumanity
noun	inhumanity, cruelty, inhuman treatment

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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