Word: concussion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
cus
sion
Definition: The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
Morphemes:
Affix: concuss
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To force to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: quatiō
Language: la
Decoded: quatio
Meaning: shake, hit
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.