Word: counterwaves
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
waves
Definition: Plural of counterwave. A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: wave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.