Word: counterattraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
at
trac
tion
Definition: Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: attract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc; to invite or allure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: trahere
Language: la
Decoded: trahere
Meaning: to draw
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.