Hyphenation of impression

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

im-pres-sion

Definitions of impression:

1.
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
His impression of her was favorable What are your feelings about the crisis? It strengthened my belief in his sincerity I had a feeling that she was lying
2.
An outward appearance
He made a good impression I wanted to create an impression of success She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
3.
A clear and telling mental image
He described his mental picture of his assailant He had no clear picture of himself or his world The events left a permanent impression in his mind
4.
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing
He left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
5.
A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
He put his stamp on the envelope
6.
All the copies of a work printed at one time
They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
7.
(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
The dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay
8.
An impressionistic portrayal of a person
He did a funny impression of a politician
9.
The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
He watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax

Synonyms of impression:

noun feeling, belief, notion, opinion, idea, thought
noun effect, appearance, visual aspect
nounmental picture, picture, image, mental image
noun depression, imprint, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
noun stamp, symbol
noun printing, publication
noun imprint
noun portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
noun press, pressure, pressing

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