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Hyphenation for “tired”

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

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 "tired"

tired >> tʌɪəd

Definition: [adjective] in need of sleep or rest; weary.
Example: Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

Synonyms of "tired"

worn out | exhausted | fatigued | tired out | overtired | weary | sleepy | drowsy | wearied | sapped | dog-tired | spent | drained | jet-lagged | played out | debilitated | prostrate | enervated | jaded | low | all in | done (in/up) | dead | dead beat | dead tired | dead on one's feet | asleep on one's feet | ready to drop | fagged out | bushed | worn to a frazzle | shattered | burnt out | knackered | whacked | pooped |

Definition: [adjective] bored or impatient with.
Example: I have to look after these animals when you get tired of them

Synonyms of "tired"

fed up with | bored with/by | weary of | sick of | sick and tired of | jaded with/by | surfeited with/by | satiated by | glutted with/by | have had enough of | have had a basinful of | have had it up to here with | have had something up to here |

Definition: [adjective] (especially of a statement or idea) boring or uninteresting because overfamiliar.
Example: tired clichés like the ‘information revolution’

Synonyms of "tired"

hackneyed | worn out | stale | overworked | threadbare | warmed-up | banal | trite | stock | stereotyped | clichéd | run-of-the-mill | commonplace | platitudinous | unoriginal | unimaginative | uninspired | flat | out of date | outdated | outmoded | passé | archaic | obsolete | defunct | antiquated | warmed-over | old hat | corny | out of the ark | played out | hacky | past their sell-by date |