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ne·ol·o·gism N0058100 (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm, nē′ō-lō′-)n.1. A new word, expression, or usage.2. The creation or use of new words or senses.3. Psychology a. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.b. A word so invented.4. Theology A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture. ne·ol′o·gist n.ne·ol′o·gis′tic, ne·ol′o·gis′ti·cal adj.Usage Note: The traditional pronunciation of neologism is accented on the second syllable (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm). In our 2015 survey, this is the pronunciation preferred by 72 percent of the Usage Panel. A newer variant pronunciation accented on the third syllable (nē′ō-lō′jĭz′əm) is preferred by 28 percent of the Panel; however, only half of the Panel finds it acceptable. neologism (nɪˈɒləˌdʒɪzəm) or neologyn, pl -gisms or -gies1. (Linguistics) a newly coined word, or a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense2. (Linguistics) the practice of using or introducing neologisms3. rare a tendency towards adopting new views, esp rationalist views, in matters of religion[C18: via French from neo- + -logism, from Greek logos word, saying] neˈologist n neˌoloˈgistic, neˌoloˈgistical, neological adj neˌoloˈgistically, ˌneoˈlogically advne•ol•o•gism (niˈɒl əˌdʒɪz əm) n. 1. a new word or phrase or an existing word used in a new sense. 2. the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words. 3. a word invented and understood only by the speaker, occurring most often in the speech of schizophrenics. [1790–1800; < French néologisme] ne•ol′o•gist, n. ne•ol`o•gis′tic, adj. ne•ol′o•gize`, v.i. -gized, -giz•ing. neologism, neology1. a new word, usage, or phrase. 2. the coining or introduction of new words or new senses for established words. See also theology. — neologian, neologist, n. — neologistic, neologistical, adj.See also: Language neology.See also: Theologyneologism1. A word or expression that is newly created.2. A newly coined word or expression.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | neologism - a newly invented word or phraseneology, coinageword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"portmanteau, portmanteau word, blend - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" | | 2. | neologism - the act of inventing a word or phraseneology, coinageinvention - the act of inventing |
neologismnoun new word, buzz word (informal), coinage, new phrase, vogue word, nonce word The newspaper used the neologism 'dinks', Double Income No KidsTranslationsneologismenUK
neologismA new word or new meaning for an existing word. The high-tech field routinely creates new meanings for words. Before 1980, there was no doubt that a "mouse" referred only to a furry rodent.neologismenUK
neologism [ne-ol´o-jizm] a newly coined word; in psychiatry, a word whose meaning may be known only to the patient using it; see also word salad.ne·ol·o·gism (nē-ol'ō-jizm), A new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (for example, headshoe to mean hat), or an existing word used in a new sense; in psychiatry, such usages may have meaning only to the patient or be indicative of the patient's condition. [neo- + G. logos, word] neologism (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm)n.1. A new word, expression, or usage.2. Psychology a. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.b. A word so invented. ne·ol′o·gist n.ne·ol′o·gis′tic, ne·ol′o·gis′ti·cal adj.neologism Neurology/psychiatry A word created by a Pt with a mental disorder or dementia, which includes new usages for standard words and ad hoc substitutes for names forgotten by a Pt; neologisms are created by Pts with schizophrenia and organic mental disordersne·ol·o·gism (nē-ol'ŏ-jizm) A new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (e.g., headshoe to mean hat), or an existing word used in a new sense; in psychiatry, such usages may have meaning only to the patient or be indicative of the underlying condition. [neo- + G. logos, word]neologism 1. A newly coined word or phrase. 2. A meaningless word used by a psychotic person. neologismenUK
Synonyms for neologismnoun new wordSynonyms- new word
- buzz word
- coinage
- new phrase
- vogue word
- nonce word
Synonyms for neologismnoun a newly invented word or phraseSynonymsRelated Words- word
- portmanteau
- portmanteau word
- blend
noun the act of inventing a word or phraseSynonymsRelated Words |