Hyphenation of obscene

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

ob-scene

Definitions of obscene:

1.	Designed to incite to indecency or lust The dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead
2.	Offensive to the mind An abhorrent deed The obscene massacre at Wounded Knee Morally repugnant customs Repulsive behavior The most repulsive character in recent novels
3.	Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness Lewd whisperings of a dirty old man An indecent gesture Obscene telephone calls Salacious limericks

Synonyms of obscene:

adj	indecent
adj	abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive, offensive
adj	lewd, raunchy, salacious, dirty

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.