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Hyphenation for “miss”

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

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 "miss"

miss >> mɪs

Definition: [verb] fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).
Example: a laser-guided bomb had missed its target

Synonyms of "miss"


Definition: [verb] fail to notice, hear, or understand.
Example: the villa is impossible to miss—it's right by the road

Synonyms of "miss"

fail to hear | fail to take in | mishear | misunderstand | fail to see/notice | overlook | pass over | forget |


Definition: [verb] notice the loss or absence of.
Example: he's rich—he won't miss the money

Synonyms of "miss"

notice the absence of | find missing |


Definition: [verb] (of an engine or motor vehicle) undergo failure of ignition in one or more cylinders.
Example: the motor began missing and investigation found a cracked cylinder head

Synonyms of "miss"


Definition: [noun] a failure to hit, catch, or reach something.
Example: the penalty miss cost us the game

Synonyms of "miss"

failure | omission | slip | blunder | error | mistake | fiasco | flop |


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