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English
Etymology
From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).
Noun
cacozelia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
- (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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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation", "affectation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cacozēlia f (genitive cacozēliae); first declension
- A bad, faulty, awkward imitation.
Declension
First-declension noun.
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