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Hyphenation for “bug”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “bug”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "bug" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “bug” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „bug“ ⟶ „bug“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "bug"

bug >> /bəɡ/

Definition: [transitive verb] Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations.
Example: the telephones in the presidential palace were bugged

Synonyms of "bug"

eavesdrop | spy |

Definition: [transitive verb] Annoy or bother (someone)

Synonyms of "bug"

annoy | irritate | vex | make angry | make cross | anger | exasperate | irk | gall | pique | put out | displease | get someone's back up | put someone's back up | antagonize | get on someone's nerves | rub up the wrong way | ruffle | ruffle someone's feathers | make someone's hackles rise | raise someone's hackles |

Definition: [noun] A small insect.
Example: I observed small creatures: ants, bugs, moths, worms, all working their ways, digging in and out of the soil.

Synonyms of "bug"

insect | flea | mite | midge |

Definition: [noun] An insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking.
Example: The insect families that scientists lump together as aphids belong to the huge order of true bugs, which typically deploy sucking mouthparts much like built-in soda straws.

Definition: [noun] A miniature microphone, typically concealed in a room or telephone, used for surveillance.
Example: That, according to sources, is a strong indication that it was the FBI's bug and they were the ones that put it there in the first place.

Synonyms of "bug"

listening device | hidden microphone | receiver | transmitter | wire | wiretap | phone tap | tap |

Definition: [noun] An error in a computer program or system.
Example: Worse, it is theoretically impossible to determine whether computer systems are free from programming bugs or nefarious code.

Synonyms of "bug"

fault | error | defect | flaw | imperfection | failing | breakdown |