acyrologia

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κύριος (kúrios, “having authority”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/

Noun

acyrologia (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) an inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word

   Hyponym: malapropism

Related terms

• acyrology
• malapropism
• Dogberryism

Translations

improper use of a word

• Portuguese: acirologia f