Word: derailing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
rai
ling
Definition: The act by which something is derailed.
Morphemes:
Affix: derail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from
Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: rail
Language: fr
Decoded: rail
PoS: Noun
Meaning: rail
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.