Word: irretention
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ir
re
ten
tion
Definition: Absence of retention; the state or quality of being irretentive; lack of power to retain information
Morphemes:
Affix: ir-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used for expressing negation; not
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ir-
Language: la
Decoded: ir-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: un-, non-, not
Affix: retention
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of retaining or something retained
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back, again
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: hold, keep