Hyphenation of offend

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

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Definitions of offend:

1.	Cause to feel resentment or indignation Her tactless remark offended me
2.	Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises Offend all laws of humanity Violate the basic laws or human civilization Break a law Break a promise
3.	Strike with disgust or revulsion The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
4.	Hurt the feelings of She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests This remark really bruised my ego

Synonyms of offend:

verb	pique, anger
verb	transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break, disrespect
verb	shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage, disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
verb	hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

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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.