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Malapropism

nounid 91907·updated May 18, 2026
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the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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Variants

synonym
malaprop
plural
Malapropisms
possessive
Malapropism's
pluralpossessive
Malapropisms'

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

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