Hyphenation of demur

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

de-mur

Definitions of demur:

1.	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
2.	Take exception to He demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
3.	Enter a demurrer

Synonyms of demur:

noun	demurral, demurrer, objection
verb	except, object
verb	plead

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.