turpizm

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin turpis + -izm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtur.pizm/
  • Rhymes: -urpizm
  • Syllabification: tur‧pizm

Noun

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turpizm m inan

  1. (art, literature) a literary and artistic device that employs ugly and unaesthetic elements in order to create aesthetic shock

Declension

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adjective
nouns

Further reading

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  • turpizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN