Word: dismemberment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
mem
ber
ment
Definition: The act of dismembering; separate the limbs from the body
Morphemes:
Affix: dismember
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove the limbs of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
Meaning: de-
Affix: membre
Language: fro
Decoded: membre
Meaning: limb
Affix: -er
Language: fro
Decoded: -er
Meaning: verbal suffix
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.