Hyphenation of dissection

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

dis-sec-tion

Definitions of dissection:

1.	Cutting so as to separate into pieces
2.	A minute and critical analysis
3.	Detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

Synonyms of dissection:

noun	cut, cutting
noun	analysis, analytic thinking
noun	analysis

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.