Word: malcompensation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
com
pen
sa
tion
Definition: Inappropriate compensation
Morphemes:
Affix: mal-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad, badly as in maladjusted, malcontent - faulty, faultily as in malfunction
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mal-
Language: fro
Decoded: mal-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad; badly
Affix: compensate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: pensare
Language: la
Decoded: pensare
Meaning: to weight
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.