Hyphenation of paroxysm

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

parox-ysm

Definitions of paroxysm:

1.	A sudden uncontrollable attack A paroxysm of giggling A fit of coughing Convulsions of laughter

Synonyms of paroxysm:

noun	fit, convulsion, attack

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.