malaprop

/ˈmæləˌprɑp/
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Other forms: malaprops

Definitions of malaprop
  1. noun
    the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
    synonyms: malapropism
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    type of:
    misstatement
    a statement that contains a mistake
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