Word: transvestism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
ves
tism
Definition: A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
Morphemes:
Affix: transvestite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trans
Language: la
Decoded: trans
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: across, beyond
Affix: vestite
Language: la
Decoded: vestite
PoS: Participle
Meaning: clothed, clad, dressed, having been clothed.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.