Hyphenation of negligence

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

neg-li-gence

Definitions of negligence:

1.	Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
2.	The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Synonyms of negligence:

noun	carelessness, neglect, nonperformance, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
noun	neglect, neglectfulness, carelessness

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.