MALAPROP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

Synonyms:

malaprop; malapropism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("malaprop" is a kind of...):

misstatement (a statement that contains a mistake)

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