cacology

[ ka-kol-uh-jee, kuh- ]
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noun
  1. defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction.

Origin of cacology

1
First recorded in 1615–25; caco- + -logy

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British Dictionary definitions for cacology

cacology

/ (kəˈkɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. a bad choice of words; faulty speech

Origin of cacology

1
C17 (in the sense: ill report): from Greek kakologia

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