Word: defeatism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
feat
ism
Definition: Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
Morphemes:
Affix: defeat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-; dis-
Affix: faire
Language: fro
Decoded: faire
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to do
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.