Hyphenation of temptation

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

temp-ta-tion

Definitions of temptation:

1.	Something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
2.	The desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid He felt the temptation and his will power weakened
3.	The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire His enticements were shameless

Synonyms of temptation:

noun	enticement, influence
noun	desire
noun	enticement, influence

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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.