Hyphenation of pretext

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

pre-text

Definitions of pretext:

1.	Something serving to conceal plans A fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
2.	An artful or simulated semblance Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them

Synonyms of pretext:

noun	stalking-horse, pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
noun	guise, pretense, pretence, semblance, gloss, color, colour

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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.