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malapropism    
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malapropism
n 1: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one
that sounds similar [synonym: {malapropism}, {malaprop}]

malapropism \mal"a*prop*ism\, n. [From Mrs. Malaprop, a
character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who makes
amusing blunders in her use of words. See {Malapropos}.]
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
[1913 Webster]

87 Moby Thesaurus words for "malapropism":
Irish bull, abuse of terms, acrostic, alliteration, allusion,
amphibologism, amphiboly, anacoluthon, anadiplosis, anagram,
analogy, anaphora, anastrophe, antiphrasis, antithesis,
antonomasia, apophasis, aporia, aposiopesis, apostrophe, barbarism,
bull, calembour, catachresis, chiasmus, circumlocution, climax,
conversion, corruption, ecphonesis, emphasis, equivocality,
equivoque, exclamation, fluff, folk etymology, gemination,
grammatical error, hypallage, hyperbaton, hyperbole,
hypercorrection, hyperform, infelicity, inversion, irony,
jeu de mots, litotes, logogram, logogriph, malaprop, marrowsky,
meiosis, metagram, metaphor, metonymy, misconstruction,
mispronunciation, missaying, misusage, onomatopoeia, oxymoron,
palindrome, paregmenon, parenthesis, paronomasia, periphrasis,
personification, play on words, pleonasm, preterition, prolepsis,
pun, punning, regression, repetition, sarcasm, simile, similitude,
solecism, spoonerism, syllepsis, symploce, synecdoche,
ungrammaticism, wordplay, zeugma


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  • Malapropism - Wikipedia
    An instance of speech error is called a malapropism when a word is produced which is nonsensical or ludicrous in context yet similar in sound to what was intended
  • MALAPROPISM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MALAPROPISM is the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
  • Famous Malapropism Examples | Words Misused in Funny Ways
    What is a malapropism? Here’s the malapropism definition from Merriam-Webster: “the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase ”
  • Malapropism - Examples and Definition of Malapropism - Literary Devices
    A malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect It’s not simply a mistake; it’s a specific type of mistake where the substituted word is close in pronunciation to the intended word, but completely inappropriate in context
  • Malapropisms Explained: Hilarious Word Mix-Ups and Famous Examples
    What is a Malapropism? We all make mistakes when we speak or write English It’s not an easy language But when people accidentally misuse words in a way that ends up being comical, we call the result a malapropism For example: “I’m fading into Bolivian ” [oblivion] –Boxer, Mike Tyson
  • 25+ Malapropism Examples (from Literature Pop Culture)
    Malapropisms are a perfectly human mistake in language So human, and funny, they’re often used by writers and comics for comic effect In fact, the term itself is associated with Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play ‘The Rivals’, where a character named Mrs Malaprop hilariously uses malapropisms Here are a few examples to illustrate 1
  • Malapropism | Misuse, Humor, Blunder | Britannica
    Malapropism, verbal blunder in which one word is replaced by another similar in sound but different in meaning Although William Shakespeare had used the device for comic effect, the term derives from Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s character Mrs Malaprop, in his play The Rivals (1775)
  • 17 Hilarious Examples of Malapropisms What You Should Say Instead
    A malapropism is the accidental misuse of a word or phrase by using a similar word or incorrect pronunciation — and the mistakes can be pretty hilarious Along with some of the most common examples of malapropisms, we've found some of the funniest internet and famous versions too
  • Malapropism - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    malapropism (n ) "act or habit of misapplying words through ambition to use fine language," also a word so misapplied, 1826, from Mrs Malaprop, character in Sheridan's play "The Rivals" (1775), noted for her ridiculous misuse of large words (such as contagious countries for contiguous countries), her name coined from malapropos
  • What Is a Malapropism? - Word Smarts
    The term “malapropism” was inspired by an 18th-century English play called The Rivals This 1775 comedic work by Richard Brinsley Sheridan features a character named Mrs Malaprop, who unintentionally used incorrect — but similar-sounding — words, producing an amusing effect





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