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Showing words for MALAPROPISM using the English dictionary

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