Word: mistake
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
take
Definition: A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.