cacography
- noun
- /kæˈkɒɡrəfi/
:
cacografía
- The manuscript was filled with cacography, causing the editor to struggle with correcting the spelling errors.
Examples
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Despite his intelligence, his cacography often gave the wrong impression in written exams.
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The physician’s cacography on the prescription led to a misunderstanding at the pharmacy.
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The student’s cacography made it difficult for the teacher to read the assignment.
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Her cacography made it difficult to read the note.
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I often struggle with cacography in my journals.
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Her teacher complained about her cacography, which made it difficult to read her assignments.
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He was embarrassed by his cacography; his notes often looked like they were written in a hurry and were hard to decipher.
Synonyms
13
8.1
Messy handwriting that is hard to read
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5.7
Messy handwriting that is hard to read
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8.4
Messy handwriting that is hard to read
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3.5
Messy handwriting that is hard to read
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7.6
Writing or print that is hard to read
Antonyms
How Legible
Surface Forms
Morphology
cacography = caco + graph + y
Although the word historically means 'bad writing,' its learned classical elements are not usually recognizable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word cacography comes from two Greek parts: caco- meaning 'bad' and -graphy meaning 'writing', the same root you see in autograph. So, cacography simply means 'bad writing' or poor spelling.