Hyphenation of investigation

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

in-ves-ti-ga-tion

Definitions of investigation:

1.	An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities There was a congressional probe into the scandal
2.	The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Synonyms of investigation:

noun	probe, inquiry, enquiry, research
noun	investigating, work

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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