Word: pseudoadaptation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
doa
dap
ta
tion
Definition: The apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not a true, appearing like a true
Affix: adapt
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: aptare
Language: la
Decoded: aptare
Meaning: to make fit
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns