Hyphenation of discontinue

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word discontinue? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

dis-con-tin-ue

Definitions of discontinue:

1.	Put an end to a state or an activity Quit teasing your little brother
2.	Come to or be at an end The support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31
3.	Prevent completion Stop the project Break off the negotiations

Synonyms of discontinue:

verb	stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
verb	end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
verb	break, break off, stop, end, terminate

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.