💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malphemism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dysphemismnoun | (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. |
| misappellationnoun | Synonym of misnomer. |
| misnomernoun | (by extension) An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname. |
| malaphornoun | (rare) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result. |
| malapropismnoun | (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. |
| misnamingnoun | The act of calling something by its wrong name |
| barbarismnoun | A barbaric act. |
| misphrasingnoun | An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly. |
| idiom blendnoun | (rare neologism) A malaphor: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result. |
| mispronouncementnoun | Synonym of mispronunciation. |
| misonomynoun | The phenomenon of being misnamed. |
| misnameverb | (transitive) To call by a wrong name. |
| mispronouncingverb | mispronunciation |
| malapropnoun | A malapropism. |
| malappropriationnoun | misappropriation |
| misusagenoun | Improper usage (especially of words). |
| misrhymenoun | A false rhyme. |
| malapropoismnoun | Obsolete form of malapropism. [(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.] |
| mishyphenationnoun | The incorrect placement of a hyphen. |
| catachresisnoun | A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote. |
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