Word: persecutions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
se
cu
tions
Definition: Plural of persecution; the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Morphemes:
Affix: persecute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: through
Affix: sequor
Language: la
Decoded: sequor
Meaning: follow
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.