Word: counterhegemony
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
hege
mo
ny
Definition: An attempt to critique or dismantle hegemonic power.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: hegemony
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἡγέομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: egeomai
Meaning: to lead
Affix: -μων
Language: grc
Decoded: -mon
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms agent nouns and adjectives.
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns