Hyphenation of instance

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

in-stance

Definitions of instance:

1.	An occurrence of something It was a case of bad judgment Another instance occurred yesterday But there is always the famous example of the Smiths
2.	An item of information that is typical of a class or group This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome There is an example on page 10
3.	Clarify by giving an example of

Synonyms of instance:

noun	case, example, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	example, illustration, representative, information
verb	exemplify, illustrate, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

Last hyphenations of this language

cloth-drying countermand defrayment ship-to-shore peen shadow small-talk wainscot-joined jad lacertiform motorcoach self-regard all-conceiving combining prod waste volley failing assentive

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.