Hyphenation of incident

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

in-ci-dent

Definitions of incident:

1.	A single distinct event
2.	A public disturbance The police investigated an incident at the bus station
3.	Falling or striking of light rays on something Incident light
4.	(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence Incidental expenses The road will bring other incidental advantages Extra duties incidental to the job Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion Confusion incidental to a quick change

Synonyms of incident:

adj	optical phenomenon
adj	incidental, omissible, parenthetic, parenthetical, peripheral, secondary
noun	happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle

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.