Word: overcriminalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
cri
mi
na
li
za
tion
Definition: Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: criminal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to crime or penal law.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cernō
Language: la
Decoded: cerno
Meaning: sieve
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality