Hyphenation of repress

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

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Definitions of repress:

1.	Put down by force or intimidation The government quashes any attempt of an uprising China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
2.	Conceal or hide Smother a yawn Muffle one's anger Strangle a yawn
3.	Put out of one's consciousness
4.	Block the action of

Synonyms of repress:

verb	quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce, oppress, suppress, crush
verb	smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
verb	suppress, forget, bury

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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.