Hyphenation of desolation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word desolation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

des-o-la-tion

Definitions of desolation:

1.	The state of being decayed or destroyed
2.	A bleak and desolate atmosphere The nakedness of the landscape
3.	Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
4.	An event that results in total destruction

Synonyms of desolation:

noun	devastation, deterioration, impairment
noun	bleakness, gloom, gloominess, glumness
noun	forlornness, loneliness, sadness, unhappiness
noun	devastation, ruin, ruination

Last hyphenations of this language

beslime pintsize castled self-surrender nol-pros bestrewing nightmary overcaptiously Homere dilapidation thermantidote paia improvvisatore Jelena cruzeiros earth-engendered gamesman charnu pappain

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.