cacosyntheton

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noun

The poor placement of words.

OriginAncient Greek κακός →
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Meanings

nouncacosyntheton (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableThe poor placement of words.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκακός“bad, ugly”
  2. Englishcacosyntheton

Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad, ugly”) + σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “putting together”)

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cacosyntheton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacosyntheton

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“cacosyntheton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacosyntheton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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