Word: besmirchment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bes
mirch
ment
Definition: The act of sullying or besmirching.
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
Affix: smirch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stain on somebody's reputation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: morsus
Language: la
Decoded: morsus
Meaning: bitten
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.