Word: penalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
nal
i
za
tion
Definition: The act of punishing; punishment.
Morphemes:
Affix: penal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to punishment; the act of punishing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ποινή
Language: grc
Decoded: poine
Meaning: punishment
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process