Hyphenation of benumb

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

be-numb

Definitions of benumb:

1.	Make numb or insensitive The shock numbed her senses

Synonyms of benumb:

verb	numb, blunt, dull, desensitize, desensitise

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.