Hyphenation of insufficiency

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word insufficiency ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

in-suf-fi-cien-cy

Definitions of insufficiency :

1.	A lack of competence Pointed out the insufficiencies in my report Juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
2.	(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
3.	Lack of an adequate quantity or number The inadequacy of unemployment benefits

Synonyms of insufficiency :

noun	inadequacy, failing, weakness
noun	inability, unfitness
noun	inadequacy, deficiency, amount

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.