Hyphenation of abuse

Are you trying to hyphenate abuse? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

abuse

Definitions of abuse:

1.	Cruel or inhumane treatment The child showed signs of physical abuse
2.	A rude expression intended to offend or hurt When a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse They yelled insults at the visiting team
3.	Improper or excessive use Alcohol abuse The abuse of public funds
4.	Treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead
5.	Change the inherent purpose or function of something Don't abuse the system The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers
6.	Use foul or abusive language towards The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket The angry mother shouted at the teacher
7.	Use wrongly or improperly or excessively Her husband often abuses alcohol While she was pregnant
8.	She abused drugs

Synonyms of abuse:

noun	maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, mistreatment
noun	insult, revilement, contumely, vilification, disrespect, discourtesy
noun	misuse, use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
verb	mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, step, ill-treat, treat, handle, do by
verb	pervert, misuse, use, expend
verb	clapperclaw, blackguard, shout, attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

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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.