Word: against
Part of speech: Preposition
Syllables: a
gainst
Definition: Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the direction of, or toward.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: gain
Language: en
Meaning: against
Affix: -st
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "first"