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cacology

ca·col·o·gy
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ka-kol-uh-jee, kuh-]
    • /kæˈkɒl ə dʒi, kə-/
    • /kæˈk.ɒ.lə.dʒɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ka-kol-uh-jee, kuh-]
    • /kæˈkɒl ə dʒi, kə-/

Definitions of cacology word

  • noun cacology a bad choice of words; faulty speech 3
  • noun cacology defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction. 1
  • noun cacology Bad choice of words or poor pronunciation. 1
  • noun cacology Poor diction or choice of words. 0

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Origin of cacology

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; caco- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Cacology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cacology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cacology usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cacology

noun cacology

  • impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
  • blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.

Antonyms for cacology

noun cacology

  • accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
  • correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.

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