Word: retreatism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
treat
ism
Definition: A policy or advocacy of retreat.
Morphemes:
Affix: retreat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A signal for a military withdrawal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retractus
Language: la
Decoded: retractus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: withdrawn
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.