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cacophemism

cacophemism noun: dysphemism.

Noun

cacophemism (plural cacophemisms)

  1. dysphemism

Forms of cacophemism

pluralcacophemisms

Origin of cacophemism

From Latin cacophemia + -ism.

Questions about cacophemism

What does cacophemism mean?
Cacophemism means dysphemism.
What part of speech is cacophemism?
Cacophemism is a noun.
What is the plural of cacophemism?
The plural of cacophemism is cacophemisms.

Words near cacophemism in the dictionary

  1. caconymy
  2. cacoon
  3. cacoon vine
  4. cacoon vines
  5. cacoons
  6. cacophemism
  7. cacophemisms
  8. cacophobia
  9. cacophonia
  10. cacophonic
  11. cacophonical

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