Hyphenation of offense

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

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Definitions of offense:

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

Synonyms of offense:

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

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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.