Hyphenation of reject

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

re-ject

Definitions of reject:

1.	The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
2.	Refuse to accept or acknowledge I reject the idea of starting a war The journal rejected the student's paper
3.	Refuse to accept He refused my offer of hospitality
4.	Deem wrong or inappropriate I disapprove of her child rearing methods
5.	Reject with contempt She spurned his advances
6.	Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ His body rejected the liver of the donor
7.	Refuse entrance or membership They turned away hundreds of fans Black people were often rejected by country clubs
8.	Dismiss from consideration or a contest John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration

Synonyms of reject:

noun	cull, decision making, deciding
verb	judge
verb	refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
verb	disapprove, judge
verb	spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down, refuse, decline
verb	resist, refuse, react, respond
verb	turn down, turn away, refuse
verb	rule out, eliminate

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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.