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malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm] / ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm /
NOUN
barbarism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atrocity barbarity brutality cruelty inhumanity
STRONG
catachresis coarseness corruption impropriety localism misuse provincialism solecism vulgarism
WEAK
misusage primitive culture uncivilizedness vernacularism vernacularity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kindness niceness
WEAK
praise
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking
NOUN
misuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corruption exploitation harm maltreatment mistreatment prostitution squandering waste
STRONG
barbarism catachresis desecration dissipation ill-treatment injury misapplication perversion profanation solecism
WEAK
abusage cruel treatment misemployment misusage rough handling
Antonyms
STRONG
praise

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