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misstatement vs malaprop

malaprop vs misstatement

misstatement and malaprop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misstatement Yes No No No
malaprop Yes No No No
As nouns, malaprop is a hyponym of misstatement; that is, malaprop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misstatement:
  • misstatement: a statement that contains a mistake
  • malaprop: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Other hyponyms of misstatement include error, mistake, malapropism, slip of the tongue.
misstatement (noun) malaprop (noun)
a statement that contains a mistake the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Difference between misstatement and malaprop

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