Associations to the word «Malapropism»

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

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery