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cacoepy

Definitions

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  • noun The mispronunciation of words:

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek κακός (kakos, "bad") + ἔπος (epos, "word").

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Examples

  • Chambers gives several interesting words with the caco - root, eg "cacoepy", bad pronunciation, "cacology", also bad pronunciation and bad choice of words as well.

    Ephems of BLB 2009

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antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. orthoepy

relateds (2)

relateds

  1. cacoepist
  2. cacoepistic

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  • reesetee commented on the word cacoepy

    The mispronunciation of words. (The fact that it's so damn hard to pronounce is no help at all.)

    October 3, 2007

  • chelster commented on the word cacoepy

    "Incorrect pronunciation; mispronunciation: opposed to orthoepy." — Century Dictionary (1914 ed.)

    September 20, 2010