Malapropism definitions

Malapropism

1) Malaprop 2) Misstatement 3) Misuse of a word 4) PARTIAL POST
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Malapropism

1) Malaprop 2) Misusage 3) Misuse
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Malapropism

A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism) is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance. An example is Yogi Berra`s statement: `Texas has a lot of electrical votes,` rather than `electoral votes`. The word malapropism comes ultimately from the French mal à propos...
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malapropism

misapplication of words without mispronunciation
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Malapropism

• (n.) A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
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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 ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/18

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Malapropism

Misusing words to create a comic effect or characterize the speaker as being too confused, ignorant,
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22385

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Malapropism

Mal'a·prop·ism noun [ 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.
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malapropism

misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) 
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malapropism

[n] - the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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malapropism

malapropism Ludicrous misuse of words; an instance of this.
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Malapropism

Malapropisms are incorrect words used in place of correct words; these can be unintentional or intentional, but both cases have a comedic effect.
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malapropism

malaprop noun the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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malapropism

Amusing slip of the tongue, arising from the confusion of similar-sounding words; for example, `the pineapple [pinnacle] of politeness`. The term derives from the French mal à propos (inappropriate); historically, it is associated with Mrs Malaprop, a character in Richard Sheridan's play
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221

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Malapropism

Mrs Malaprop is a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play, The Rivals, who misuses words, as in her request “to illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory”.
Found on https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/up-to-90-ireland-in-our-favourite-words-

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malapropism

[SAT terms] misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Found on https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/151399

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