Word: overaction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
ac
tion
Definition: Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: act
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A display of behaviour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ācta
Language: la
Decoded: acta
Meaning: register of events
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.