Word: impeachment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
peach
ment
Definition: A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
Morphemes:
Affix: impeach
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: empeechier
Language: fro
Decoded: empeechier
Meaning: to hinder
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.