Hyphenation of default

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

de-fault

Definitions of default:

1.	Loss due to not showing up He lost the game by default
2.	Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
3.	Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
4.	An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
5.	Fail to pay up

Synonyms of default:

noun	absence
noun	nonpayment, nonremittal, failure
noun	nonpayment, nonremittal, financial loss
noun	default option, option, alternative, choice
verb	default on, fail, neglect

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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.