"blackguardism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈblæɡədɪzəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈblæˌɡɑɹdɪzəm/ [General-American], /ˈblæɡɚdɪzəm/ [General-American] Forms: blackguardisms [plural]
Etymology: From blackguard + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blackguard|ism}} blackguard + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blackguardism (countable and uncountable, plural blackguardisms)
  1. Synonym of blackguardry. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: blackguardry [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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