malaprop

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US/ˈmæləˌprɑp/

adjective

Characterized by the use of malapropisms.

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Meanings

adjectivemalaprop (comparative more malaprop, superlative most malaprop)

comparative more malaprop · superlative most malaprop

  1. Characterized by the use of malapropisms.
nounmalaprop (plural malaprops)

plural malaprops

  1. A malapropism.
verbmalaprop (third-person singular simple present malaprops, present participle malapropping, simple past and past participle malapropped)

present singular third person malaprops · participle present malapropping · participle past malapropped · past malapropped

  1. To use a malapropism.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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malapropism
Broader
misstatement
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malapropism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. See malapropism for more.

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Cite this entry
APA

malaprop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaprop

MLA

“malaprop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaprop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malaprop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaprop.

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