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Zoilism

Zoilism noun: nagging or carping criticism.

Noun

Zoilism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) nagging or carping criticism
    • Bring candid Eyes unto the perusal of mens works, and let not Zoilism or Detraction blast well intended labours.1716, Sir Thomas Browne, Christian Morals

Zoilism meaning in Bengali

Zoilism in Bengali

অমূলক, কটূক্তিপূর্ণ সমালোচনা

Origin of Zoilism

From the works of Zoilus (Ancient Greek: Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos)), a classical Greek writer who was highly critical of Homer; + -ism.

Questions about Zoilism

What does Zoilism mean?
Zoilism means nagging or carping criticism.
What is Zoilism in Bengali?
Zoilism in Bengali is অমূলক, কটূক্তিপূর্ণ সমালোচনা. See Zoilism meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Zoilism?
Zoilism is a noun.

Words near Zoilism in the dictionary

  1. Zoie
  2. Zoigl
  3. zoiks
  4. Zoilean
  5. zoili
  6. Zoilism
  7. Zoilist
  8. Zoilists
  9. zoilus
  10. zoiluses
  11. zoink

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Zoilism (page history and authors); zoilism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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