Hyphenation of retreat

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

re-treat

Definitions of retreat:

1.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
The disorderly retreat of French troops
2.
A place of privacy
A place affording peace and quiet
3.
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
4.
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
5.
An area where you can be alone
6.
Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
The religious retreat is a form of vacation activity
7.
The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
8.
Pull back or move away or backward
The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb
9.
Move away, as for privacy
The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
10.
Move back
The glacier retrogrades
11.
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him He backed out of his earlier promise The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

Synonyms of retreat:

noun withdrawal
noun area, country
noun signal, signaling, sign
nounbugle call
noun hideaway, area
noun retirement, withdrawal
verb withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back, travel, go, move, locomote
verb travel, go, move, locomote
verb retrograde, recede, fall back, retire
verbpull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

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