Word: dispossessed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dis
pos
sessed
Definition: Impoverished
Morphemes:
Affix: dis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used as an intensifier of words with negative valence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: utterly, exceedingly
Affix: possess
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Chiefly followed by of: to vest ownership in (someone or oneself); to give (someone) knowledge or power; to acquaint, to inform (someone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: possesser
Language: fro
Decoded: possesser
Meaning: to possess
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.