Word: confrontational
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: con
fron
ta
tion
al
Definition: Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
Morphemes:
Affix: confront
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To engage in confrontation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
Affix: frons
Language: la
Decoded: frons
Meaning: forehead”, “front
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.