Word: vilipending
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: vi
li
pen
ding
Definition: Present participle of vilipend; belittle
Morphemes:
Affix: vilipend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīlis
Language: la
Decoded: vilis
Meaning: cheap, inexpensive; base, mean, vile, worthless
Affix: pendō
Language: la
Decoded: pendo
Meaning: to hang, suspend; to weigh, weigh out; to consider, ponder
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.