grandiloquence
gran
ˈgræn
grān
di
di
loq
ˌlɑ:k
laak
uence
wəns
vēns
British pronunciation
/ɡɹˈandɪlˌɒkwəns/

Definition und Bedeutung von „grandiloquence“ im Englischen

Grandiloquence
01

Grandiloquenz, Schwulst

a way of speaking or writing that uses more complicated words than necessary and tries to sound smart
example
Beispiele
Her speech had a lot of grandiloquence, making it hard for the kids to understand.
Ihre Rede war voller Schwulst, was es den Kindern schwer machte, sie zu verstehen.
The teacher asked him to avoid grandiloquence and just explain his point simply.
Der Lehrer bat ihn, Schwulst zu vermeiden und seinen Standpunkt einfach zu erklären.
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