Word: entrapments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
trap
ments
Definition: Plural of entrapment; a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: trap
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trappe
Language: enm
Decoded: trappe
Meaning: trappings, gear
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.