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Malapropism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Malapropism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

2

The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
misstatement
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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