Hyphenation of overshadow

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

over-shad-ow

Definitions of overshadow:

1.	Be greater in significance than The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
2.	Make appear small by comparison This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
3.	Cast a shadow upon The tall tree overshadowed the house

Synonyms of overshadow:

verb	eclipse, excel, stand out, surpass
verb	shadow, dwarf, dominate, command, overlook, overtop
verb	obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

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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.