11 Letter Words for Malapropism
malapropism
10 Letter Words for Malapropism
piroplasma
9 Letter Words for Malapropism
amoralism, malaprops, piroplasm, proplasma
8 Letter Words for Malapropism
alarmism, ammirals, malaprop, mariposa, moralism, palmaris, papalism, parosmia, plasmoma, proplasm, slampamp
7 Letter Words for Malapropism
airampo, ammiral, amoraim, amorism, aporias, appairs, ariomma, asaprol, immoral, impalas, imparls, imposal, imprasa, lamaism, lampris, lipomas, malosma, malpais, mamaloi, mariola, miasmal, mirasol, oralism, palmira, papaloi, paramos, parasol, parials, polaris, poplars, prismal, ramaism, rosalia, solaria, somalia, spiloma
6 Letter Words for Malapropism
alamos, alarms, alisma, amiral, amomal, amoral, amparo, apiols, apolar, aporia, aposia, appair, armils, arolia, aromal, aromas, impala, impalm, imparl, lamias, lammas, lampas, limmas, limosa, limpas, lipoma, malapi, malars, malism, maoism, maoris, marais, masora, miasma, milors, milpas, mimosa, molars, morals, morias, mormal, morsal, oarial, omasal, palais, palmar, paloma, pampas, papaio, papism, paramo, parial, parlia, paroli, parols, parpal, pimola, pimplo, pipals, plasma, polars, pompal, poplar, porail, porism, praams, prials, primal, primas, primos, primps, prisal, prolia, prosal, ramism, risala, romals, sailor, salami, salamo, samlor, sapiao, siloam, simara, somali, somrai, spiral, spirol, spolia, sporal, sproil
5 Letter Words for Malapropism
alamo, alaps, alarm, alias, alima, aliso, alisp, almas, aloma, alosa, amias, amlas, ammos, amora, apair, apiol, apios, apism, appar, appro, april, arias, arils, armil, aroma, aslop, ilama, imams, impar, islam, ismal, laari, lairs, lamas, lamia, lamps, lapis, lapps, lapsi, laris, liars, limas, limma, limos, limpa, limps, loams, loasa, loirs, lomas, loris, maars, mails, maims, mairs, malam, malar, malis, malmo, malms, mamas, maori, maral, maras, maria, maris, marli, marls, marms, maros, masai, miasm, milor, milos, milpa, moils, moira, molar, molas, mopla, moral, moras, moria, oasal, omasa, opals, orals, pails, pairs, paisa, palar, palas, palis, palma, palmo, palms, palpi, palps, pampa, paoli, papal, papas, papio, param, parao, paras, paris, parli, parma, parol, parps, parsi, pasmo, piala, pilar, pimas, pimps, pipal, pipas, pipra, pirls, pirol, pismo, plaps, plasm, plias, plims, plops, poils, polar, polis, pompa, pomps, popal, poral, poria, praam, praia, prams, praos, prial, priam, prima, primo, primp, prims, prism, proal, proas, proms, props, psalm, psoai, psora, raias, rails, ramal, ramis, rammi, ramps, rials, rimal, rimas, ripal, ripps, roams, roils, romal, romas, romps, rosal, salai, salar, salma, salmi, salmo, salop, salpa, samia, samoa, sampi, sapir, sapor, sarip, sarpo, simal, simar, sirop, slamp, slorp, smalm, smarm, smilo, soapi, solar, somal, somma, sopra, soral, spail, spair, sparm, spial, spira, spiro, spoil
4 Letter Words for Malapropism
aals, aarp, aias, ails, aims, airs, alai, alap, alar, alas, alia, alma, alms, alop, alps, also, amal, amar, amas, amia, amil, amis, amla, amli, amma, ammi, ammo, amor, amos, amps, amra, aoli, apar, apia, apio, apis, appl, apps, aria, aril, aris, arms, asap, asar, asia, asio, asop, asor, imam, imps, ipso, laas, lair, lama, lamm, lamp, lams, laos, lapp, laps, lari, lars, lasa, liar, lias, lima, limo, limp, lipa, lips, lira, lisp, loam, loir, loma, lops, lora, lori, lors, maam, maar, maas, maia, mail, maim, mair, mala, mali, malm, malo, mals, mama, mamo, mams, maoi, mapo, maps, mara, mari, marl, marm, maro, mars, masa, mias, mila, milo, mils, mima, mimp, mips, miro, mirs, miso, moas, moil, moir, mola, mols, momi, moms, mops, mora, mors, oars, oils, olam, olms, opai, opal, oral, oras, osar, paal, paar, paas, pail, paip, pair, pais, pala, pali, palm, palp, pals, pams, papa, paps, para, pari, parl, parp, pars, pasi, paso, pial, pias, pila, pilm, pima, pimp, pipa, pips, pirl, pirs, pisa, piso, plap, plia, plim, plop, poas, poil, pois, pols, pomp, poms, pops, pram, prao, prim, prio, proa, prom, prop, pros, psia, raia, rail, rais, rals, rama, rami, ramp, rams, raps, rasa, rasp, rial, rias, rima, rims, ripa, ripp, rips, risp, roam, roil, roma, romp, roms, ropp, rosa, sail, saim, saip, sair, sala, salp, sama, sami, samp, sapa, sapo, sari, sial, siam, sila, silo, sima, simp, siol, slam, slap, slim, slip, slop, smir, soam, soap, soar, soil, soir, sola, soma, sora, sori, spam, spar, spor
3 Letter Words for Malapropism
aal, aam, aas, aia, ail, aim, air, ais, ala, alo, alp, als, ama, ami, amp, aor, apa, apl, app, apr, ara, arm, ars, asl, asp, iaa, iao, ilo, imo, imp, ios, ipl, ipm, ipo, ipr, ips, ira, irs, isl, ism, iso, laa, lai, lam, lao, lap, lar, las, lim, lip, lir, lis, loa, lop, lor, los, lpm, maa, mal, mam, mao, map, mar, mas, mia, mil, mim, mir, mis, mls, moa, moi, mol, mom, mop, mor, mos, mri, mrs, msl, oam, oar, oas, oil, ois, ola, olm, olp, oms, opa, opp, ops, ora, orl, ors, osi, pal, pam, pap, par, pas, pia, pil, pip, pir, pis, pli, pms, poa, poi, pol, pom, pop, por, pos, ppa, ppi, ppl, ppm, ppr, pps, pro, prp, prs, psi, rai, ram, rap, ras, ria, rim, rio, rip, rms, roi, rom, ros, rpm, rps, saa, sai, sal, sam, sao, sap, sar, sil, sim, sip, sir, sla, sma, sml, sol, som, sop, spa, spl, spp, sri
Definitions for Malapropism
[1] an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
[2] an instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we'll precede.”
[3] the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one of similar sound, esp when creating a ridiculous effect, as in I am not under the affluence of alcohol
[4] the habit of misusing words in this manner
Words related to Malapropism
harm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, exploitation, waste, corruption, inhumanity, atrocity, brutality, cruelty, barbarity, desecration, misapplication, perversion, solecism, profanation, dissipation, barbarism, injury
Words nearby Malapropism
malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malaprop, mrs., malapropism, malapropos, malar, malar bone, malar process, malaria
Origin of Malapropism
First recorded in 1840–50; Malaprop + -ism
Other words from Malapropism
mal·a·prop·is·tic , adjective
Word origin for Malapropism
C18: after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775), a character who misused words, from malapropos
Synonyms for Malapropism
corruption, exploitation, harm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, squandering, waste, barbarism, catachresis, desecration, dissipation, ill-treatment, injury, misapplication, perversion, profanation, solecism, abusage, cruel treatment, misemployment, misusage, rough handling