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- US Pronunciation
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- [mal-uh-prop-iz-uh m]
- /ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mal-uh-prop-iz-uh m]
- /ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm/
Definitions of malapropistic word
- noun malapropistic an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. 1
- noun malapropistic an instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we'll precede.”. 1
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Origin of malapropistic
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; Malaprop + -ism
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Parts of speech for Malapropistic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
malapropistic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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