Hyphenation of breakdowns
How to hyphenate breakdowns
breakdowns is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, breakdowns is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 10
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 10
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of breakdowns
- noun A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
Example: We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
- noun A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
Example: After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
- noun Listing, division or categorization in great detail
Example: Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
- noun A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
- noun Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
- noun A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
- noun A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
- noun A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music.
- noun Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
- noun Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
Example: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
- noun The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
Words nearby breakdowns
- breakax
- breakaxe
- breakback
- breakbone
- breakbones
- breakdancing
- breakdown
- breakdown's
- (breakdowns)
- breaker
- breaker-down
- breaker-off
- breaker-up
- breakerman
- breakermen
- breakers
- breakfast
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.