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| malapropism definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | ludicrous misuse of a word | 50 sets | |
| 2 | humorous misuse of a word | 37 sets | |
| 3 | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | 36 sets | |
| 4 | a word humorously misused | 29 sets | |
| 5 | a ridiculous misuse of words | 18 sets | |
| 6 | comic misuse of a word | 17 sets | |
| 7 | ridiculous or humorous misuse of words | 14 sets | |
| 8 | an unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word | 13 sets | |
| 9 | n. a ridiculous misuse of words | 13 sets | |
| 10 | a humorous confusion of words | 10 sets | |
| 11 | an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously | 9 sets | |
| 12 | misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) | 9 sets | |
| 13 | comic misuse of a word; cf. mrs. malaprop | 9 sets | |
| 14 | blunder in choice of words | 8 sets | |
| 15 | "is an incorrect usage of a word usually with comic effect. ""he is the very pineapple of politeness.""" | 8 sets | |
| 16 | misuse of words | 7 sets | |
| 17 | the misuse of a word | 7 sets | |
| 18 | humorous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error | 7 sets | |
| 19 | word humorously misused | 6 sets | |
| 20 | ludicrous misuse of words | 6 sets | |
| 21 | humorous misuse of words | 6 sets | |
| 22 | misuse of a word | 6 sets | |
| 23 | a misuse of words, especially through confusion caused by resemblance in sound | 5 sets | |
| 24 | funny misuse of a word | 5 sets | |
| 25 | humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended but has a ludicrously different meaning | 5 sets | |
| 26 | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse. | 5 sets | |
| 27 | an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound | 5 sets | |
| 28 | n. comic misuse of a word | 4 sets | |
| 29 | an act or habit of using words incorrectly/ridiculously | 4 sets | |
| 30 | use of similar sounding but incorrect words | 4 sets | |
| 31 | the misuse of a word, especially when unintentional, with comic effect | 4 sets | |
| 32 | humorous misuse of word | 4 sets | |
| 33 | n- accidental use of word (resembles another w/ diff mean funny) | 4 sets | |
| 34 | when people often err when using words that sound similar; “he is the very pineapple of politeness,” when she meant pinnacle | 4 sets | |
| 35 | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase'; especially the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in context | 4 sets | |
| 36 | a humorous misapplication of a word | 4 sets | |
| 37 | the outrageous misuse of a word | 4 sets | |
| 38 | ridiculous misuse of a word | 4 sets | |
| 39 | ridiculous misuse of words | 4 sets | |
| 40 | an act or habit of misusing words | 3 sets | |