n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Her malapropism caused us all to laugh.
Her malapropism caused us all to laugh.
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word misuse; misuse of words; word confusion
correct word usage
4 syllables
mal-a-prop-ism
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