Word: excusing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xcu
sing
Definition: The act of making an excuse.
Morphemes:
Affix: excuse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: causa
Language: la
Decoded: causa
Meaning: cause, reason; case
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.