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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions malapropism noun  (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word in place of a similar sounding one. Malapropism is much older as a phenomenon than it is as a word. Don't engage in . (countable) An instance of this. The translator matched every in the original with one from his own language. The humor comes from all the malapropisms. Etymology: A reference to Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play w:The Rivals, The Rivals (1775) by w:Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Throughout the play, Mrs. Malaprop uses inappropriate, but like-sounding, words for comic effect. As dramatic characters in English comic plays of this time often had allusive names, it is likely that Sheridan fashioned the name from (term, malapropos) "inappropriate".      Full Definition of malapropism  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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