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butchered

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "butchered" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
9 characters
English (US)
1syllable

butchered

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, butchered is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofbutchered

1verb
  • To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

    Synonyms: kill, slaughter

  • To kill brutally.

    Synonyms: massacre, slay

  • To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.

    Synonyms: murder

    Example: "The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California"."

1adjective
  • (of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
  • (by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or distorted beyond recognition.

    Example: "a butchered translation of Horace"

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