Associations to the word «Malapropism»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MALAPROPISM, noun. (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar sounding one.
MALAPROPISM, noun. (countable) An instance of this; malaprop.
Dictionary definition
MALAPROPISM, noun. The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.