cacoepy

noun

caco·​epy

ˈkakəˌwepē;

kaˈkōəpē,

kə-

plural -es

: bad pronunciation

—opposed to orthoepy

Word History

Etymology

cac- + -epy (as in orthoepy)

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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