Hyphenation of complain

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

com-plain

Definitions of complain:

1.	Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness My mother complains all day She has a lot to kick about
2.	Make a formal accusation Bring a formal charge The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client

Synonyms of complain:

verb	kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
verb	charge

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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.