Word: contrarianism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tra
ri
an
i
sm
Definition: Beliefs and practices of a contrarian; an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
Morphemes:
Affix: contrary
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contrārius
Language: la
Decoded: contrarius
Meaning: opposite, opposed, contrary
Affix: -an
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.