bullismn.
/ˈbʊlɪz(ə)m/ The making of ‘bulls’ or absurd blunders.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder > committing of
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1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. i. 2 This lighter was manned (an expression amounting to bullism..) by my father, my mother, and your humble servant.
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ˈBullism
ˈBullism n. = John Bullism n. 1.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > character of
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John Bullism1791
Englishism1802
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Englishry1894
1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 89 English jurors have been lately so bepreached out of bullism by him.
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