solecism

Meaning

1. An error or improper usage.
2. An error or improper usage.
3. An error or improper usage.

Synonyms

slip

faux pas

gaffe

gaucherie

muff

slip-up

stumble

trip

blooper

trip-up

contretemps

howler

misstep

Translations

solécisme

faux pas

Solözismus

gaffe

Schnitzer

bévue

Ungereimtheit

Sprachfehler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from French solécisme, from Latin soloecismus, from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós), from σόλοικος (sóloikos, “speaking incorrectly”), from Σόλοι (Sóloi), an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect regarded by Athenians as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek. Compare Atticism.