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exouthenismos

exouthenismos noun: a figure of speech expressing scorn, contempt, or disparagement.

Noun

exouthenismos (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech expressing scorn, contempt, or disparagement.

Forms of exouthenismos

alternative formexouthenism

Origin of exouthenismos

From Ancient Greek ἐξουθενισμός (exouthenismós, “scorn, contempt, disparagement”), from ἐξουθενέω (exouthenéō, “to despise, treat with contempt”).

Questions about exouthenismos

What does exouthenismos mean?
Exouthenismos means a figure of speech expressing scorn, contempt, or disparagement.
What part of speech is exouthenismos?
Exouthenismos is a noun.

Words near exouthenismos in the dictionary

  1. exotunica
  2. exotype
  3. exotypes
  4. exoulcerative
  5. exouthenism
  6. exouthenismos
  7. exovanilloid
  8. exovanilloids
  9. exovert
  10. exovesicle
  11. exovesicles

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