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Hyphenation for “sympathetic”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “sympathetic”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "sympathetic" 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 “sympathetic” 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: „sympathetic“ ⟶ „sym-pa-thet-ic“.

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 "sympathetic"

sympathetic >> /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛdɪk/

Definition: [adjective] Feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.
Example: he was sympathetic toward staff with family problems

Synonyms of "sympathetic"

commiserating | commiserative | pitying | condoling | consoling | comforting | supportive | encouraging |

Definition: [adjective] (of a person) attracting the liking of others.
Example: Audrey develops as a sympathetic character

Synonyms of "sympathetic"

likeable | pleasant | agreeable | congenial | friendly | genial | companionable | easy to get along with |

Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
Example: The outer layer of blood vessels contains nerves of the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system, the activity of which is controlled by the brain.

Definition: [adjective] Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises in response to a similar action elsewhere.