Hyphenation of delinquent

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

delin-quent

Definitions of delinquent:

1.	A young offender
2.	Guilty of a misdeed Delinquent minors
3.	Failing in what duty requires Derelict (or delinquent) in his duty Neglectful of his duties Remiss of you not to pay your bills
4.	Past due Not paid at the scheduled time An overdue installment A delinquent account

Synonyms of delinquent:

adj	guilty
adj	derelict, neglectful, remiss, negligent
adj	incorrigible
adj	overdue, due, owed
noun	juvenile delinquent, wrongdoer, offender

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.