Word: contraption
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
trap
tion
Definition: A machine that is complicated and precarious.
Morphemes:
Affix: contrive
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
Affix: trap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
Affix: -tion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.