Word: denigration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ni
gra
tion
Definition: The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
Morphemes:
Affix: denigrate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To blacken; burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: of, concerning, about
Affix: nigrare
Language: la
Decoded: nigrare
Meaning: to blacken
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.