Hyphenation of defilement

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

de-file-ment

Definitions of defilement:

1.	The state of being polluted

Synonyms of defilement:

noun	befoulment, pollution, dirtiness, uncleanness

Last hyphenations of this language

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