malapropism
/ˈmæləprɒpɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण मैलप्रॉपिज़म
शब्द-विपर्यास, मिलती-जुलती ध्वनि वाले गलत शब्द का हास्यास्पद प्रयोग
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noun
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a funny mistake in which a speaker uses a word that sounds like the right word but means something completely different
शब्द-विपर्यास, मिलती-जुलती ध्वनि वाले गलत शब्द का हास्यास्पद प्रयोग
- Saying 'a dose of pneumatic fever' instead of 'rheumatic fever' is a malapropism.
- His speeches were full of malapropisms.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Mrs Malaprop, a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775), who keeps using wrong words, as in 'the very pineapple of politeness' for 'pinnacle'.
यह शब्द Richard Brinsley Sheridan के नाटक The Rivals (1775) की पात्र Mrs Malaprop से बना है, जो बार-बार गलत शब्द बोलती है, जैसे 'pinnacle' की जगह 'the very pineapple of politeness'।