Hyphenation of imbecile

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

im-be-cile

Definitions of imbecile:

1.	A person of subnormal intelligence
2.	Having a mental age of three to seven years

Synonyms of imbecile:

adj	imbecilic, idiotic, unintelligent, stupid
noun	idiot, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard, simpleton, simple

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.