cacozelia

/K AE1 K AH0 Z EH1 L IY0 AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.

  2. 2

    (rhetoric) Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.

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