cacology

[ ka-kol-uh-jee, kuh- ]

noun

1. defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction.

cacology

/ kəˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a bad choice of words; faulty speech

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacology¹

First recorded in 1615–25; caco- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacology¹

C17 (in the sense: ill report): from Greek kakologia