psogos

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noun

A speech that attempts to insult, degrade, or otherwise attack something.

Opposite
panegyric
OriginAncient Greek ψόγος →
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Meanings

nounpsogos (plural psogoi)

plural psogoi

  1. rhetoricA speech that attempts to insult, degrade, or otherwise attack something.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
panegyric

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψόγος“blame, censure”
  2. Englishpsogos

From Ancient Greek ψόγος (psógos, “blame, censure”).

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APA

psogos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psogos

MLA

“psogos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psogos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psogos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psogos.

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