verbicide: Meaning and Definition of

ver•bi•cide

Pronunciation: (vûr'bu-sīd"), [key]
— n.
  1. the willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word.
  2. a person who willfully distorts the meaning of a word.
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