Hyphenation of distract

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

dis-tract

Definitions of distract:

1.	Draw someone's attention away from something The thief distracted the bystanders He deflected his competitors
2.	Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill

Synonyms of distract:

verb	deflect, confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
verb	perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder, disturb, upset, trouble

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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.