Word: punishment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pun
ish
ment
Definition: Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling
Morphemes:
Affix: punish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat harshly and unfairly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puniō
Language: la
Decoded: punio
Meaning: to inflict punishment upon
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.