Word: obstructionists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ob
struc
tio
nists
Definition: Plural of obstructionist; someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Morphemes:
Affix: obstruct
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob
Language: la
Decoded: ob
Meaning: against
Affix: struere
Language: la
Decoded: struere
Meaning: pile up, build
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.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.