Word: besetment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: be
set
ment
Definition: The state of being beset; assail or attack on all sides:
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
Affix: set
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.