Hyphenation of contravene

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

con-tra-vene

Definitions of contravene:

1.	Go against, as of rules and laws He ran afoul of the law This behavior conflicts with our rules
2.	Deny the truth of

Synonyms of contravene:

verb	conflict, run afoul, infringe, transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
verb	contradict, negate, disagree, differ, dissent, take issue

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