Hyphenation of deficient

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

de-fi-cient

Definitions of deficient:

1.	Inadequate in amount or degree A deficient education Deficient in common sense Lacking in stamina Tested and found wanting
2.	Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement Insufficient funds
3.	Falling short of some prescribed norm Substandard housing

Synonyms of deficient:

adj	lacking, wanting, inadequate
adj	insufficient, depleted, low, inadequate, poor, short, lean, lean, skimpy, light, scant, short, scarce, shy, too little, meager, meagre, meagerly
adj	inferior, substandard, nonstandard

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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.