💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malaphor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| idiom blendnoun | (rare neologism) A malaphor: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result. |
| malapropismnoun | (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. |
| malapropoismnoun | Obsolete form of malapropism. [(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.] |
| malapropnoun | A malapropism. |
| metaphasisnoun | The accidental transposition of part of the sounds of two words in a phrase; the production of spoonerisms. |
| malphemismnoun | dysphemism |
| malapropistnoun | One who utters malapropisms. |
| metaphorenoun | Misspelling of metaphor. [(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.] |
| catachresisnoun | A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote. |
| misblendverb | To blend incorrectly. |
| misrhymenoun | A false rhyme. |
| mondegreennoun | (linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language. |
| misphrasingnoun | An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly. |
| misgrabverb | To fail in an attempt to grab something |
| paralogismnoun | A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical. |
| mix upverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To confuse or reverse. |
| misconstructionnoun | A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings. |
| mishyphenationnoun | The incorrect placement of a hyphen. |
| misnomernoun | (by extension) An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname. |
| amphigorynoun | A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning. |
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