Synonyms for "malapropoism" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

malapropabuse of termsacrosticalliterationallusionamphibologismamphibolyanacoluthonanadiplosisanagramanalogyanaphoraanastropheantiphrasisantithesisantonomasiaapophasisaporia

Noun(1 words)

malaprop

Strong matches (28)

aposiopesisapostrophebarbarismbullcalembourcatachresischiasmuscircumlocutionclimaxconversioncorruptionecphonesisemphasisequivocalityequivoqueexclamationfigure of speechflufffolk etymologygemination

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grammatical errorhowlerhypallagehyperbatonhyperbolehypercorrectionhyperform

Noun(1 words)

catachresis

Related words (47)

infelicityinversionirish bullironyjeu de motslitoteslogogramlogogriphmarrowskymeiosismetagrammetaphormetonymymisconstructionmisnomermispronunciationmissayingmisusagemisuseonomatopoeia

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oxymoronpalindromeparegmenonparenthesisparonomasiaperiphrasispersonificationplay on wordspleonasmpreteritionprolepsispunpunningregressionrepetitionsarcasmsimilesimilitudesolecismspeechspoonerismsyllepsissymplocesynecdocheungrammaticismwordplayzeugma

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