Hyphenation of hamstring

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

ham-string

Definitions of hamstring:

1.	One of the tendons at the back of the knee
2.	Make ineffective or powerless The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules
3.	Cripple by cutting the hamstring

Synonyms of hamstring:

noun	hamstring tendon, tendon, sinew
verb	torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
verb	cripple, lame

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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.