Hyphenation of excuse

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

ex-cuse

Definitions of excuse:

1.	A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. He kept finding excuses to stay Every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job His transparent self-justification was unacceptable
2.	A note explaining an absence He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
3.	A poor example It was an apology for a meal A poor excuse for an automobile
4.	Accept an excuse for Please excuse my dirty hands
5.	Grant exemption or release to Please excuse me from this class
6.	Serve as a reason or cause or justification of Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
7.	Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior He rationalized his lack of success
8.	Ask for permission to be released from an engagement
9.	Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for Be lenient with Excuse someone's behavior She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities

Synonyms of excuse:

noun	alibi, exculpation, self-justification, defense, defence, vindication
noun	note, short letter, line, billet
noun	apology, example, illustration, instance, representative
verb	pardon, forgive
verb	relieve, let off, exempt, absolve, justify, free
verb	explain, justify, vindicate
verb	apologize, apologise, justify, rationalize, rationalise, defend, support, fend for
verb	beg off, request, bespeak, call for, quest
verb	condone, forgive

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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.