Hyphenation of delinquency

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

delin-quen-cy

Definitions of delinquency:

1.	Nonpayment of a debt when due
2.	A tendency to be negligent and uncaring He inherited his delinquency from his father His derelictions were not really intended as crimes His adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
3.	An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

Synonyms of delinquency:

noun	nonpayment, default, nonremittal
noun	dereliction, willful neglect, negligence, neglect, neglectfulness
noun	juvenile delinquency, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed

Last hyphenations of this language

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