Hyphenation of portrayal

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

por-tray-al

Definitions of portrayal:

1.	A word picture of a person's appearance and character
2.	Acting the part of a character on stage Dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
3.	A representation by picture or portraiture
4.	Any likeness of a person, in any medium The photographer made excellent portraits
5.	Representation by drawing or painting etc

Synonyms of portrayal:

noun	portraiture, portrait, word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
noun	characterization, enactment, personation, acting, playing, playacting, performing
noun	depicting, depiction, portraying, representational process
noun	portrait, likeness, semblance
noun	depiction, delineation, pictorial representation, picturing

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