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Bumbledom

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbʌmbl̩dm̩

Definitions

bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربيةالتلعثم

Examples

“With the meekness went a strain⟳ of mild obstinacy exquisitely calculated to infuriate the self-important bumbledom of that time, as when the Friends refused to remove⟳ their hats before the Court that was to try⟳ them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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