Hyphenation of constipation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word constipation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

con-sti-pa-tion

Definitions of constipation:

1.	Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels Can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
2.	The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Synonyms of constipation:

noun	irregularity, symptom
noun	stultification, impairment, deadening, degradation, debasement

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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.