Word: mishyphenation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
shy
phe
na
tion
Definition: The incorrect placement of a hyphen; a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: hyphen
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπό
Language: grc
Decoded: upo
Meaning: under
Affix: ἕν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: one
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns