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
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one
another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute
truth.