How do you use Malapropism in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like malaprop or misstatement, plus the exact meaning.
Malapropism meaning
- The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
- An instance of this; malaprop.
Synonyms of Malapropism
Using Malapropism
- The main meaning on this page is: The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. | An instance of this; malaprop.
- Useful related words include: malaprop, misstatement.
Context around Malapropism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Malapropism
- In this selection, "malapropism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mute stand out and add context to how "malapropism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the malapropism mute point and from a malapropism in that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "malapropism" sits close to words such as aacr, aacsb and aadar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with malapropism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Due to the relatively uncommon usage of the word moot, this is sometimes rendered as the malapropism "mute point". (19 words)
A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple correct interpretations. (27 words)
He says the above hilarious quote, a malapropism of "The show must go on", and tells her that everything always goes wrong and she just has to deal with it. (30 words)
He says the above hilarious quote, a malapropism of "The show must go on", and tells her that everything always goes wrong and she just has to deal with it. (30 words)
A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple correct interpretations. (27 words)
Due to the relatively uncommon usage of the word moot, this is sometimes rendered as the malapropism "mute point". (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple correct interpretations.
He says the above hilarious quote, a malapropism of "The show must go on", and tells her that everything always goes wrong and she just has to deal with it.
Due to the relatively uncommon usage of the word moot, this is sometimes rendered as the malapropism "mute point".