Word: counterspectacle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
spec
ta
cle
Definition: A spectacle set up in opposition to another.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: spectacle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spectō
Language: la
Decoded: specto
Meaning: I watch, observe, look at, see
Affix: -culum
Language: la
Decoded: -culum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.