Word: avengement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
venge
ment
Definition: The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
Morphemes:
Affix: avenge
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: fro
Decoded: a-
Meaning: upon
Affix: vengier
Language: fro
Decoded: vengier
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to avenge, to take revenge (upon)
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.