cacology

ca·col·o·gy

[ka-kol-uh-jee, kuh-]
noun
defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction.

Origin:
1615–25; caco- + -logy

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cacology (kəˈkɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a bad choice of words; faulty speech
 
[C17 (in the sense: ill report): from Greek kakologia]

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