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Hyphenation for “depress”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “depress”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "depress" 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 “depress” 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: „depress“ ⟶ „de-press“.

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 "depress"

depress >> /dəˈprɛs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.
Example: that first day at school depressed me

Synonyms of "depress"

make sad | sadden | make unhappy | cast down | get down | make gloomy | make despondent | dispirit |

Definition: [transitive verb] Reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system)
Example: fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets

Synonyms of "depress"

slow down | slow up | reduce | lower | weaken | sap | devitalize | impair | deflate |

Definition: [transitive verb] Push or pull (something) down into a lower position.
Example: depress the lever

Synonyms of "depress"

push | push down | press | press down | exert pressure on | lower | hold down |