Cacozelia Definition

noun

(rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.

Wiktionary

(rhetoric) Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.

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Origin of Cacozelia

  • From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozelia, “unhappy imitation", "affectation”).

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CCACAC

Words Ending With

AIALIA

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cacozelia

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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