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Hyphenation for “shame”

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

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 "shame"

shame >> ʃeɪm

Definition: [noun] a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
Example: she was hot with shame

Synonyms of "shame"

humiliation | mortification | chagrin | ignominy | loss of face | shamefacedness | embarrassment | indignity | abashment | discomfort | discomfiture | discomposure | guilt | remorse | contrition | compunction |

Definition: [noun] a regrettable or unfortunate situation or action.
Example: what a shame Ellie won't be here

Synonyms of "shame"

pity | misfortune | crying shame | cause for regret | source of regret | sad thing | unfortunate thing | bad luck | ill luck | bummer | crime | sin |

Definition: [verb] make (someone) feel ashamed.
Example: I tried to shame him into giving some away

Synonyms of "shame"

humiliate | mortify | make someone feel ashamed | chagrin | embarrass | abash | chasten | humble | put someone in their place | take down a peg or two | cut down to size | show up | make someone eat crow | own |

Definition: [exclamation] used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.
Example: look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?

Synonyms of "shame"