Word: abandonment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ban
don
ment
Definition: The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
Morphemes:
Affix: abandon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: abandonment; relinquishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: abandon
Language: fro
Decoded: abandon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: abandonment; relinquishment.
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.