NOUN | communication | malapropism, malaprop | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar |
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Meaning | The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar. | |
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Synonym | malaprop | |
Broader | misstatement | A statement that contains a mistake |
Spanish | malapropismo, malaprop | |
Catalan | malapropisme, malaprop |
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