malapropism
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Malapropism, mal′a-prop-izm, n. the act of misapplying words, in the attempt to use fine language, from Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play, The Rivals.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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