| NOUN | communication | malaprop, malapropism | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar |
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| Sounds | mae'lahpraa.p | |
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| Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... | |
| Meaning | The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar. | |
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| Synonym | malapropism | |
| Broader | misstatement | A statement that contains a mistake |
| Spanish | malapropismo, malaprop | |
| Catalan | malapropisme, malaprop | |
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