noun🔗ShareA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.""Because technology is changing so fast, we see a lot of neologisms like 'unfriend' and 'selfie' enter our vocabulary." "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word."The professor chuckled, saying, " 'Adulting' is a popular neologism millennials use to describe the responsibilities of adulthood." "languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia."The student's rambling speech was filled with neologisms, like "glorp" and "frobnitz," words that had no meaning to anyone else. "medicinemindlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe introduction of new doctrine, for example in theology."The professor argued that the theologian's new interpretation of scripture was not a revelation, but a dangerous neologism that strayed from established beliefs. "theologyreligiondoctrinephilosophylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading