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malapropism vs misstatement

misstatement vs malapropism

malapropism and misstatement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malapropism Yes No No No
misstatement Yes No No No
As nouns, misstatement is a hypernym of malapropism; that is, misstatement is a word with a broader meaning than malapropism:
  • malapropism: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  • misstatement: a statement that contains a mistake
malapropism (noun) misstatement (noun)
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar a statement that contains a mistake
Difference between malapropism and misstatement

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