malapropism

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
2. (countable) An instance of this; malaprop.

Konzepte

Malapropismus

Verballhornung

Wortverwechslung

Wortvertauschung

falscher Gebrauch eines Wortes

Synonyme

malaprop

misusage

impropriety

mixed metaphor

acyrologia

corruption

bowlderization

error

Übersetzungen

verhaspeling

malapropismo

perronisme

impropriété

strafalcione

malapropisme

pataquès

solécisme

balourdises dans la correction

impropriété de langage

abus de langage

paronimia

yerro

estropeo

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan + -ism. As dramatic characters in English comic plays of this time often had allusive names, it is likely that Sheridan fashioned the name from malapropos (“inappropriate; inappropriately”), from French mal à propos. Mrs. Malaprop is perhaps the best-known example of a familiar comedic character archetype who unintentionally substitutes inappropriate but like-sounding words that take on a ludicrous meaning when used incorrectly.