Word: downgrading
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
gra
ding
Definition: A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: decrease
Affix: grade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rating; be worthy of or have a certain rating
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of