Cacoepy

/kæˈkoʊɛpi/ noun

The practice or habit of speaking or pronouncing words incorrectly or badly.

From Greek kakos (bad) and epos (word, speech), with the noun-forming suffix -y. It describes the condition or practice of poor speech as a whole rather than the person doing it.

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