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diasyrm

diasyrm noun: describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so.

Noun

diasyrm (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so.

Origin of diasyrm

From Ancient Greek διασυρμός (diasurmós, “ridicule”), from διασύρω (diasúrō, “tear into peaces; disparage”), from σύρω (súrō).

Questions about diasyrm

What does diasyrm mean?
Diasyrm means describing something already petty or mean in words that make it seem even more so.
What part of speech is diasyrm?
Diasyrm is a noun.

Words near diasyrm in the dictionary

  1. diastrophisms
  2. diastyle
  3. diastyles
  4. diastylid
  5. diastylids
  6. diasyrm
  7. diasystem
  8. diasystematic
  9. diasystemic
  10. diasystems
  11. diate

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