Hyphenation of obstacle

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

ob-sta-cle

Definitions of obstacle:

1.	Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement The poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education The filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
2.	An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

Synonyms of obstacle:

noun	obstruction, hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
noun	obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta

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.