Hyphenation of protection

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

pro-tec-tion

Definitions of protection:

1.	The activity of protecting someone or something The witnesses demanded police protection
2.	A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury They had no protection from the fallout Wax provided protection for the floors
3.	Defense against financial failure Financial independence His pension gave him security in his old age Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
4.	The condition of being protected They were huddled together for protection He enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
5.	Kindly endorsement and guidance The tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
6.	The imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition He made trade protection a plank in the party platform
7.	Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection

Synonyms of protection:

noun	activity
noun	protective covering, protective cover, covering
noun	security, assets
noun	shelter, security
noun	auspices, aegis, endorsement, indorsement
noun	trade protection, imposition, infliction
noun	tribute, extortion

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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.