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In fiction, diction was her affliction
Answer for the clue "In fiction, diction was her affliction ", 8 letters:
malaprop
Alternative clues for the word malaprop
- Sheridan's Mrs
- Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs
- Fictional Mrs
- Female character in The Rivals who uses words wrongly
- Butcherer of words
- Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
- Word mix-up
- Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
- Misused word
- Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly
Usage examples of malaprop.
Dogberries and grandmothers are occasionally found upon the bench, dispensing their honest but destructive platitudes, and their Malaprop constructions of commercial law, to juries of astounded merchants.