Word: perlocution
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
lo
cu
tion
Definition: The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
Morphemes:
Affix: per-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In verbs: denoting the sense "to destruction", as in pervert.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per
Language: la
Decoded: per
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: through, by means of
Affix: locution
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: loquor
Language: la
Decoded: loquor
Meaning: I say, speak
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
Meaning: -tion