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Definition: Malapropism |
MalapropismNoun1. The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "malapropism" was first used: 1834. (references) |
Note: Malapropism \Mal"a*prop*ism\, noun. [From Mrs. Malaprop, character in Sheridan's drama, `` The Rivals,'' who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: MalapropismSynonym: malaprop (n). (additional references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Neologism | Corruption, missaying, malapropism, antiphrasis. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
malapropism | 25 |
bush george malapropism | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "malapropism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | nesprávné užívání cizích slov. (various references) | |
Farsi | سوء استعمال کلمات , استعمال غلطوعجیب وغریب لغات . (various references) | |
German | malapropismus. (various references) | |
Greek | κακή χρήση λέξησ. (various references) | |
Italian | sproposito (blunder, enormous quantity, grammatical blunder, mistake), papera (duckling, Gosling). (various references) | |
Manx | neuchooieid focklagh. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alapropismmay.(various references) | |
Romanian | folosire greşitã a unui cuvânt în locul altuia asemãnãtor. (various references) | |
Spanish | despropósito lingüístico. (various references) | |
Thai | การใช้คำผิ"ความหมาย. (various references) | |
Turkish | sözcükleri uygunsuzca kullanma. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tật hay nói chữ rởm. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| French | 1500-Modern | mal propos. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "malapropism": malapropisms. (additional references) | |
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"Malapropism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: malappropism, Malaprop, malapropic, malapropmism, malaproprism, malaprops, malopropism, malpropism. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "malapropism" (pronounced 'Mal"a*prop*ism'): Abolitionism, Absenteeism, Absinthism, Absolutism, Academicism, Academism, Accidentalism, Achromatism, Acosmism, Acrobatism, Acrotism, Actinism, Adiaphorism, AEstheticism, Africanism, Agnosticism, Agonism, Agrarianism, Agriculturism, Albinism, Albinoism, Alcoholism, Alienism, Allodialism, Allomerism, Allomorphism, Allotheism, Alphabetism, Altruism, Amateurism, Americanism, Amorphism, Anabaptism, Anachorism, Anachronism, Anacrotism, Anagrammatism, Analogism, Anamorphism, Anarchism, Anathematism, Anatocism, Anatomism, Anchoretism, Andabatism, Aneurism, Anglicanism, Anglicism, Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Saxonism, Anilinism, Animalism, Animism, Anomalism, Antagonism, Antarchism, Anthorism, Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphitism, Anthropophuism, Antichronism, Anticivism, Anti-imperialism, Antinomianism, Antiquarianism, Anti-Semitism, Antitheism, Apheliotropism, Aphetism, Aphorism, Aplanatism, Apogeotropism, Apophlegmatism, Apriorism, Arabism, Aramaism, Archaism, Arianism, Aristocratism, Aristotelianism, Arminianism, Arsenicism, Asceticism, Asiaticism, Associationism, Astaticism, Asteism, Asterism, astigmatism, Asystolism, Atavism, Atheism, Athleticism, Athletism, Atomicism, Atomism, Atropism, Atticism, Attorneyism, Authorism, Autochthonism, Autoecism, Autohypnotism, Automatism, Automobilism, Automorphism, Autotheism, Autotropism, Averroism, Baalism, Babyism, Bacchanalianism, Bachelorism, Bahaism, Bantingism, BAPTISM, Barbarism, Bardism, Bastardism, Bathmism, Baunscheidtism, Beggarism, Benthamism, Biblicism, Bibliophilism, Bibliopolism, Bicyclism, Bilingualism, Biliteralism, Bimastism, Bimetallism, Biomagnetism, Biprism, Bitheism, Blackguardism, Bletonism, Blockheadism, Bluestockingism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Boodhism, Bossism, Boswellism, Boulangism, Bourbonism, Boycottism, Boyism, Braggardism, Brahmoism, Branchiomerism, Brigandism, Briticism, Bromism, Bromoiodism, Brutalism, Brutism, Buddhism, Buffoonism, Burkism, Cabalism, Caesarism, Cahenslyism, Calvinism, Cannibalism, Carbonarism, Carnalism, Cartesianism, Casualism, Catadicrotism, Catasterism, Catastrophism, Catechism, Catholicism, Cauterism, Cavalierism, Celticism, Cenobitism, Centonism, Centralism, Cephalism, Cerebralism, Ceremonialism, Cesarism, Chaldaism, Characterism, Charism, Charlatanism, Chartism, Chattelism, Chauvinism, Chemism, Chloralism, Chrism, Christianism, Chromatism, Chromism, Churchism, Ciceronianism, Cicisbeism, Cinchonism, Citicism, Civicism, Civism, Classicalism, Classicism, Clericalism, Cliquism, Cocainism, Cockneyism, Collectivism, Colloquialism, Colonialism, Commatism, Commensalism, Commercialism, Communalism, Communism, Compatriotism, Comtism, Conceptualism, Concettism, Confessionalism, Confucianism, Congregationalism, Congruism, Conservatism, Constitutionalism, Consubstantialism, Contrabandism, Conventionalism, Conversationism, Convictism, Corporealism, Cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitism, Cosmotheism, creationism, Creticism, Cretinism, Cretism, Criticism, Cubism, Cullyism, Curialism, Cynicism, Cyphonism, Daltonism, Dandyism, Darwinianism, Darwinism, Dashism, Deaf-mutism, Decimalism, Deism, Demagogism, Democratism, Demoniacism, Demonianism, Demonism, Denominationalism, Dentalism, Despotism, Determinism, Devilism, Diabolism, Diageotropism, Diaheliotropism, Dialogism, Diamagnetism, Diathermanism, Dichroism, Dichromatism, Dicrotism, Didacticism, Diglottism, Dilettanteism, Dilettantism, Dimorphism, Dioecism, Diorism, Diplomatism, Dissenterism, Ditheism, Docetism, Doctrinarianism, Dogmatism, Donatism, Donnism, Doricism, Dorism, Doughfaceism, Dowagerism, Druidism, Dualism, Dynamism, Dynamitism, Ebionitism, Ecclesiasticism, Eclecticism, Ectorganism, Egoism, Egomism, Egotheism, Egotism, Eleaticism, Electicism, Electro-magnetism, Electro-vitalism, Elementalism, Embolism, Emotionalism, Empiricism, Encyclopedism, Englishism, Entorganism, Epicureanism, Epicurism, Epilogism, Epipolism, Episcopalianism, Episyllogism, Equestrianism, Erastianism, Eremitism, Erethism, Eroticism, Erythrism, Erythrochroism, Esotericism, Essenism, Etacism, Etherealism, Ethnicism, Euhemerism, Eunuchism, Euphemism, Euphonism, Euphuism, Eutychianism, Evangelicalism, Evangelicism, Evangelism, Evolutionism, Exclusionism, Exclusivism, Exorcism, Exoticism, Experientialism, Externalism, Falsism, Familism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Fantasticism, Fatalism, Favoritism, Federalism, Fenianism, feudalism, Filibusterism, Fissiparism, Flunlyism, Fogyism, Foreignism, formalism, Fossilism, Fourierism, Frenchism, Frivolism, futurism, Galenism, Gallicanism, Gallicism, Galvanotropism, Gamomorphism, Gargarism, Genevanism, Gentilism, Geomalism, Geophagism, Geotropism, Germanism, Geusdism, Gipsyism, Gladiatorism, Gnosticism, Gongorism, Gonochorism, Gormandism, Gothicism, Grammarianism, Grammaticism, Grangerism, Grecism, Grundyism, Gutturalism, Gynandromorphism, Gypsyism, heathenism, Hebraism. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-l-m-m-o-p-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: piroplasma. | |
-2 letters: amoralism, malaprops, piroplasm. | |
-3 letters: alarmism, malaprop, mariposa, moralism. | |
-4 letters: immoral, impalas, lipomas, miasmal, oralism, paramos, parasol, poplars, solaria. | |
-5 letters: alamos, alarms, amoral, appals, aromas, impala, lamias, lampas, limpas, lipoma, malars, miasma, milpas, mimosa, molars, morals, palais, palmar, pampas, paramo, parols, pipals, plasma, polars, poplar, porism, praams, primal, primas, primos, primps, sailor, salami, spiral, sporal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-l-m-m-o-p-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: malapropisms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 6C 61 70 72 6F 70 69 73 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- .-.. .- .--. .-. --- .--. .. ... -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101100 01100001 01110000 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a l a p r o p i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 006C 0061 0070 0072 006F 0070 0069 0073 006D |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4767786782848182758579 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Translations: Ancient 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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