Word: redbait
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: red
bait
Definition: To attack by denouncing as a Communist.
Morphemes:
Affix: red
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
Affix: bait
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.