Word: underinflation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
in
fla
tion
Definition: Inadequate inflation (of vehicle tyres, etc.).
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: inflate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnflātus
Language: la
Decoded: inflatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: inflated, having been blown into
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.