Hyphenation of deferred

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

de-ferred

Definitions of deferred:

1.	Hold back to a later time Let's postpone the exam
2.	Yield to another's wish or opinion The government bowed to the military pressure

Synonyms of deferred:

adj	postponed, delayed

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.