Word: idiotism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: id
i
ot
ism
Definition: Very severe mental retardation.
Morphemes:
Affix: idiot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἴδιος
Language: grc
Decoded: idios
Meaning: ones own, private
Affix: -ώτης
Language: grc
Decoded: -otes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns, including demonyms and other nouns referring to types of persons
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.