synathroesmus
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See also: synathrœsmus
English
[edit]Examples (rhetorical invective) |
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That worthless, dirty, rotten, good-for-nothing, thieving, mother-loving SOB! |
Alternative forms
[edit]- synathrœsmus (rare)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin, from Ancient Greek συναθροισμός (sunathroismós, “collection, union, rhetorical grouping of diverse words”).
Noun
[edit]synathroesmus (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.