Hyphenation of confrontation

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

con-fronta-tion

Definitions of confrontation:

1.	A bold challenge
2.	Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
3.	A hostile disagreement face-to-face
4.	The act of hostile groups opposing each other The government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions The invaders encountered stiff opposition
5.	A focussed comparison Bringing together for a careful comparison

Synonyms of confrontation:

noun	challenge
noun	discord, dissension
noun	encounter, showdown, face-off, disagreement
noun	opposition, resistance
noun	comparison, comparing

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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.