Hyphenation of effect

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

ef-fect

Definitions of effect:

1.	A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise His decision had depressing consequences for business He acted very wise after the event
2.	An outward appearance He made a good impression I wanted to create an impression of success She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
3.	An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) He just did it for effect
4.	The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
5.	(of a law) having legal validity The law is still in effect
6.	A symptom caused by an illness or a drug The effects of sleep loss The effect of the anesthetic
7.	Produce The scientists set up a shock wave
8.	Act so as to bring into existence Effect a change

Synonyms of effect:

noun	consequence, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot, phenomenon
noun	impression, appearance, visual aspect
noun	force, validity, validness
noun	symptom
noun	impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
noun	essence, burden, core, gist, meaning, significance, signification, import
verb	effectuate, bring about, set up, cause, do, make
verb	act, move

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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.