HyperDic: malaprop

English > 1 sense of the word malaprop:
NOUNcommunicationmalaprop, malapropismthe unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
malaprop > pronunciation
Soundsmae'lahpraa.p
RhymesAesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap...
English > malaprop: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.
Synonymmalapropism
BroadermisstatementA statement that contains a mistake
Spanishmalapropismo, malaprop
Catalanmalapropisme, malaprop

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