Cacozelia
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cacozelia is a noun meaning (rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
Meaning
(rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric) Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cacology, cacosyntheton, caziquism, cacoepy, caciquismo, culteranismo.
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