MALAPROPISM
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Mal″a‐prop‐ism (?), n. [[From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, “ The Rivals,” who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos.]] A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Source: 567
Mal″a‐prop‐ism (?), n. [[From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, “ The Rivals,” who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos.]] A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.