Hyphenation of handicap

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word handicap? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

hand-i-cap

Definitions of handicap:

1.	The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness Reading disability Hearing impairment
2.	Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
3.	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
4.	Injure permanently He was disabled in a car accident
5.	Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
6.	Put at a disadvantage The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements

Synonyms of handicap:

noun	disability, disablement, impairment, unfitness, poor shape, bad condition
noun	advantage, vantage
noun	hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, difficulty
verb	disable, invalid, incapacitate, injure, wound
verb	bias
verb	hinder, hamper, disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.