Hyphenation of disdain

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

dis-dain

Definitions of disdain:

1.	Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike He was held in contempt The despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
2.	A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
3.	Look down on with disdain He despises the people he has to work for The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
4.	Reject with contempt She spurned his advances

Synonyms of disdain:

noun	contempt, scorn, despite, dislike
noun	condescension, patronage, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
verb	contemn, despise, scorn, hate, detest
verb	reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, turn down, refuse, decline

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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.