Word: inflation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
fla
tion
Definition: Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.
Morphemes:
Affix: inflate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnflātus
Language: la
Decoded: inflatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: inflated, having been blown into
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.