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Meaning of word back-formation from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

back-formation noun

Meaning : A word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it.

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rowdy (noun)
A cruel and brutal fellow.

nawab (noun)
A governor in India during the Mogul empire.

secret code (noun)
A secret method of writing.

rowdyism (noun)
Rowdy behavior.

hubby (noun)
A married man. A woman's partner in marriage.

cheater (noun)
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

blue jet (noun)
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward.

goofball (noun)
A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.

reel (verb)
Walk as if unable to control one's movements.

krishna (noun)
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu. Incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute.