Hyphenation of offence

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

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Definitions of offence:

1.	The action of attacking an enemy
2.	The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
3.	A feeling of anger caused by being offended He took offence at my question
4.	A lack of politeness A failure to show regard for others Wounding the feelings or others
5.	(criminal law) an act punishable by law Usually considered an evil act A long record of crimes

Synonyms of offence:

noun	offense, offensive, operation, military operation
noun	offense, team, squad
noun	umbrage, offense, anger, choler, ire
noun	discourtesy, offense, offensive activity, behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
noun	misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offense, violation, infringement, crime, law-breaking

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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.