Word: overdetection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
de
tec
tion
Definition: Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: above, or higher
Affix: detect
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Detected.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tegere
Language: la
Decoded: tegere
Meaning: to cover
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.