Word: depletion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ple
tion
Definition: The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
Morphemes:
Affix: deplete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēplētus
Language: la
Decoded: depletus
Meaning: empty
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.