Hyphenation of backlash

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

back-lash

Definitions of backlash:

1.	A movement back from an impact
2.	An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence There was a backlash of intolerance
3.	Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble

Synonyms of backlash:

noun	recoil, repercussion, rebound, movement, motion
noun	reaction
verb	backfire, react, oppose

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.