Cliche vs Neologism - What's the difference?
cliche | neologism |
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
(printing) A stereotype (printing plate).
(linguistics) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
(linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
(psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
As nouns the difference between cliche and neologism
is that cliche is (overused phrase or expression) while neologism is (linguistics) a word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.cliche
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Alternative forms
* clicheNoun
(wikipedia cliché) (en noun)- The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché .