Hyphenation of overthrow

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

over-throw

Definitions of overthrow:

1.	The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
2.	The act of disturbing the mind or body His carelessness could have caused an ecological upset She was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
3.	Cause the downfall of Of rulers The Czar was overthrown Subvert the ruling class
4.	Rule against The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

Synonyms of overthrow:

noun	termination, ending, conclusion
noun	upset, derangement, disturbance
verb	subvert, overturn, bring down, depose, force out
verb	overrule, overturn, override, reverse, rule, decree

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.