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Hyphenation for “distress”

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

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 "distress"

distress >> /dəˈstrɛs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Example: I didn't mean to distress you

Synonyms of "distress"

cause anguish to | cause suffering to | pain | upset | make miserable | make wretched |

Definition: [transitive verb] Give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.
Example: the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed

Synonyms of "distress"

age | season | condition | mellow | weather | simulate age in |

Definition: [noun] Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Example: to his distress he saw that she was trembling

Synonyms of "distress"

anguish | suffering | pain | agony | ache | affliction | torment | torture | discomfort | heartache | heartbreak |

Definition: [noun] another term for distraint
Example: On 22nd July 2003 the father employed bailiffs to levy distress on Ash Waste in respect of £2,857 allegedly owed as rent.