Hyphenation of distressed

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distressed? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-tressed

Definitions of distressed:

1.	Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty Distressed companies need loans and technical advice Financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices We were hard put to meet the mortgage payment Found themselves in a bad way financially
2.	Generalized feeling of distress
3.	Suffering severe physical strain or distress He dropped out of the race
4.	Clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
5.	Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief Too upset to say anything Spent many disquieted moments Distressed about her son's leaving home Lapsed into disturbed sleep Worried parents A worried frown One last worried check of the sleeping children

Synonyms of distressed:

adj	hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way, in trouble, troubled
adj	dysphoric, unhappy, dejected, unhappy
adj	stressed, in a bad way, troubled
adj	disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried, troubled

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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.