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Pronunciation / Transliteration: malāpropijm
"हास्य कलाकार का भाषण मलाप्रोपिज्म से भरा था, जैसे 'एलिगेटर' की जगह 'एलेगोरी' कहना।"
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The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an unintentionally amusing effect.
"The comedian's speech was full of malapropisms, such as saying 'allegory' instead of 'alligator'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the character Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals, whose name comes from the French phrase mal à propos, meaning 'inappropriate.' Over time, it evolved to describe the specific humorous error of mistakenly using a similar-sounding word in place of the correct one.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malapropism" is said worldwide
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malapropisme
Transliteration: malapropisme
"Le discours du comédien était rempli de malapropismes, comme dire 'allégorie' au lieu d''alligator'."
Malapropismus
Transliteration: Malapropismus
"Die Rede des Komikers war voller Malapropismen, wie zum Beispiel 'Allegorie' statt 'Alligator' zu sagen."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"Il discorso del comico era pieno di malapropismi, come dire 'allegoria' invece di 'alligatore'."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"El discurso del comediante estaba lleno de malapropismos, como decir 'alegoría' en lugar de 'caimán'."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"O discurso do comediante estava cheio de malapropismos, como dizer 'alegoria' em vez de 'jacaré'."
मलाप्रोपिज्म
Transliteration: malāpropijm
"हास्य कलाकार का भाषण मलाप्रोपिज्म से भरा था, जैसे 'एलिगेटर' की जगह 'एलेगोरी' कहना।"
词语误用
Transliteration: cíyǔ wùyòng
"这位喜剧演员的演讲充满了词语误用，比如把'鳄鱼'说成'寓言'。"
말라프로피즘
Transliteration: mallapeuropijeum
"코미디언의 연설은 '악어' 대신 '우화'라고 말하는 것과 같은 말라프로피즘으로 가득했다."
マラプロピズム
Transliteration: marapuropizumu
"コメディアンのスピーチは、「ワニ」の代わりに「寓話」と言うようなマラプロピズムでいっぱいだった。"
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