Word: delayment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
lay
ment
Definition: delay; hindrance
Morphemes:
Affix: delay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-; dis-
Affix: laier
Language: fro
Decoded: laier
Meaning: to leave
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.