Hyphenation of Blackmail

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

Black-mail

Definitions of Blackmail:

1.	Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
2.	Exert pressure on someone through threats
3.	Obtain through threats

Synonyms of Blackmail:

noun	extortion
verb	blackjack, pressure, influence, act upon, work
verb	extort

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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.