Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixed metaphor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: mixed metaphor
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.

Example Sentences

"This is just what the world sounds like now. This is how everything has chosen to speak. Mixed metaphors and empty sincerity."

Inflected Forms

mixed metaphors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

malaphor

Questions

What does mixed metaphor mean?: An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.

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