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Babelism
[
bey
-b
uh
-liz-
uh
m,
bab
-
uh
- ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈbeɪ bəˌlɪz əm, ˈbæb ə- /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
(
sometimes lowercase
)
a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc.
Origin of Babelism
First recorded in 1825–35;
Babel
+
-ism