Hyphenation of cruelty

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

cru-el-ty

Definitions of cruelty:

1.	A cruel act A deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
2.	Feelings of extreme heartlessness
3.	The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

Synonyms of cruelty:

noun	inhuman treatment, maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
noun	mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness
noun	cruelness, harshness, malevolence, malevolency, malice

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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.