Word: blockbusting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: block
bust
ing
Definition: A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
Morphemes:
Affix: block
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that prevents something from passing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bloc
Language: fro
Decoded: bloc
Meaning: log, block
Affix: bust
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.