English Language Learning

noun a humorous misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding word

• The speaker's use of malapropisms during the presentation detracted from the professionalism of the event.
• She always makes me laugh with her unintentional malapropisms when she's telling a story.
• I can't believe he used that malapropism in his text message, it was so funny!
• His constant malapropisms in conversation made it hard to take him seriously.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'unaccented' describes a noun or pronoun as not having an accent

• In English pronunciation, the final syllable is often left unaccented.
• She tends to speak quickly and with an unaccented tone.
• I find it easier to understand when people talk in an unaccented way.
• The unaccented details of the painting were easily overlooked by most viewers.