MALAPROPISM


Meaning of MALAPROPISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-lə-ˌprä-ˌpi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775)

Date: 1849

1. : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase ; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context

2. : malaprop

• mal·a·prop·ist -ˌprä-pist noun

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