Hyphenation of defeat

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

de-feat

Definitions of defeat:

1.	An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest It was a narrow defeat The army's only defeat They suffered a convincing licking
2.	The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
3.	Win a victory over You must overcome all difficulties Defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
4.	Thwart the passage of Kill a motion He shot down the student's proposal

Synonyms of defeat:

noun	licking, ending, conclusion, finish, failure
noun	frustration, disappointment, letdown
verb	get the better of, overcome
verb	kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out, veto, blackball, negative

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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.