Hyphenation of suppress

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

sup-press

Definitions of suppress:

1.	To put down by force or authority Suppress a nascent uprising Stamp down on littering Conquer one's desires
2.	Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority The government oppresses political activists
3.	Control and refrain from showing Of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
4.	Put out of one's consciousness
5.	Reduce the incidence or severity of or stop Suppress a yawn This drug can suppress the hemorrhage

Synonyms of suppress:

verb	stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
verb	oppress, crush
verb	bottle up, restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
verb	restrain, keep, keep back, hold back, prevent, keep
verb	repress, forget, bury

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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.