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synathroesmus

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See also: synathrœsmus

English

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Examples (rhetorical invective)

That worthless, dirty, rotten, good-for-nothing, thieving, mother-loving SOB!

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin, from Ancient Greek συναθροισμός (sunathroismós, collection, union, rhetorical grouping of diverse words).

Noun

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synathroesmus (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.