Word: confrontation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fron
ta
tion
Definition: The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
Morphemes:
Affix: confront
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: frons
Language: la
Decoded: frons
Meaning: forehead”, “front
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns