Hyphenation of failure

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

fail-ure

Definitions of failure:

1.	An act that fails His failure to pass the test
2.	An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose The surprise party was a complete failure
3.	Lack of success He felt that his entire life had been a failure That year there was a crop failure
4.	A person with a record of failing Someone who loses consistently
5.	An unexpected omission He resented my failure to return his call The mechanic's failure to check the brakes
6.	Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due The company had to declare bankruptcy Fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
7.	Loss of ability to function normally Kidney failure

Synonyms of failure:

noun	nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
noun	happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
noun	loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person, unfortunate, unfortunate person
noun	omission, skip
noun	bankruptcy, insolvency
noun	disorder, upset

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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.