Word: counterkilling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
ki
lling
Definition: A killing carried out in response to another killing.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: kill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The result of killing; that which has been killed.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.