a.The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. b.A word so invented. 4.TheologyA new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture. ne·ol′o·gistn. ne·ol′o·gis′tic,ne·ol′o·gis′ti·caladj. ...
ne·ol·o·gismnē-ˈä-lə-ˌji-zəm Synonyms ofneologism 1 :a new word, usage, or expression technologicalneologisms 2 psychology:a new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a ...
: a new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia, is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion of an existing word More from Merriam-Webster on neologism Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonym...