Hyphenation of authoritarian

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word authoritarian? This word can be hyphenated and contains 6 syllables as shown below.

au-thor-i-tar-i-an

Definitions of authoritarian:

1.	A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
2.	Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule Having absolute sovereignty An authoritarian regime Autocratic government Despotic rulers A dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war A tyrannical government
3.	Expecting unquestioning obedience The timid child of authoritarian parents Insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter

Synonyms of authoritarian:

adj	autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, undemocratic
adj	dictatorial, unpermissive
adj	dictatorial, overbearing, domineering
noun	dictator, oppressor

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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.