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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