10 Commonly Misunderstood Words in English
10 Commonly Misunderstood Words in the English Language
1. Enormity
Enormous in size (enormousness) vs monstrous evil, excessive, wicked, outrageousness
2. Nonplussed
Unaffected, unimpressed vs bewildered, extremely puzzled at a loss
3. Bemused
Mildly amused to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought
4. Redundant
���useless� or ���unable to perform its function� vs beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive
5. Plethora
To have a lot of something, many vs superabundance, an excess (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time)
6. Unique
Unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled
7. Fulsome
Abundant (praise) vs offensively flattering or insincere
8. Noisome
Noisy vs obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses
9. Ironic
Any kind of amusing coincidence vs the opposite (outcome ) of what was expected, contrary to what was expected
10. Literally
It�۪s an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; often used in place of ���figuratively� vs in a literal manner; word for word. You think it means It means 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet You think it means It means *** *** 10 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS IN ENGLISH 1.ENORMITY enormous in size (enormousness) monstrous evil, excessive wickedness, VS outrageousness 2.NONPLUSSED unaffected, unimpressed bewildered, extremely puzzled, at a loss vs 3.BEMUSED to be bewildered, confused, engrossed in thought mildly amused Vs 4.REDUNDANT "useless" or "unable to perform its function" beyond what is necessary or natural, needlessly wordy or repetitive VS 5.PLETHORA superabundance, an excess to have a lot of something, many (has transitioned from a negative to positive connotation over time) 6.UNIQUE unusual, extraordinary (often used with very/ rather/ quite) vs the only one of its kind, unparalleled 7.FULSOME abundant (praise) offensively flattering or insincere 8.NOISOME obnoxious, harmful, offensive to senses noisy vs 9.IRONIC the opposite (outcome) of what was expected, contrary to expectation any kind of amusing coincidence VS 10.LITERALLY it's an intensifier, used to emphasize a point; synonym for really or actually; (vs often used in place of "figuratively" in a literal manner; word for word All rights reserved © 2011 Grammar.net Follow Us on Twitter Grammarnet
10 Commonly Misunderstood Words in English
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