Word: shortfalling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: short
fa
lling
Definition: A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
Affix: fall
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A loss of greatness or status.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.