noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of blackguardry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blackguardry
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blackguardism
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəm/
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblæɡədɪzəm/
-
General-American: /ˈblæˌɡɑɹdɪzəm/
-
General-American: /ˈblæɡɚdɪzəm/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English blackguard Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English blackguardism From blackguard + -ism.