Word: misemphasizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mis
em
pha
si
zing
Definition: Present participle of misemphasize. To emphasize incorrectly or inappropriately.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: emphasis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν-
Language: grc
Decoded: en-
Meaning: in
Affix: φαίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: phaino
Meaning: I show
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.