Hyphenation of overprotects

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

over-pro-tects

Definitions of overprotects:

1.	Care for like a mother She fusses over her husband
2.	Protect excessively Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!

Last hyphenations of this language

dayworks unjusticiable punicaceous whiba nauch victualry pahlevi interacademic expel willaert barnie MAGICIAN incusing recharters refugeeship foraminous cheval-glass nonsalinity retention

Hyphenator

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