Word: contortionism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tor
tio
ni
sm
Definition: An acrobatic display involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
Morphemes:
Affix: con-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: used with certain words to add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: -tort
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To make something change its shape.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortum
Language: la
Decoded: tortum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: bent, distorted
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.
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.