malapropism

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

impropriété

malapropisme

perronisme

solécisme

balourdises dans la correction

impropriété de langage

barbarisme

abus de langage

sabotage

pataquès

Synonymes

malaprop

misusage

impropriety

mixed metaphor

acyrologia

corruption

bowlderization

error

Traductions

malapropismo

verhaspeling

Malapropismus

strafalcione

Wortvertauschung

falscher Gebrauch eines Wortes

ακαταλληλότητα

κακή χρήση λέξης

paronimia

yerro

estropeo

expurgación

gazapo

إساءة استعمال الألفاظ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.