MALAPROPISMS

12 letters 20 Scrabble points

Definition of MALAPROPISMS

noun
  1. The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.

    "The script employed malapropism to great effect."

  2. An instance of this; malaprop.

    "The humor comes from all the malapropisms."

Related words: catachresis malaprop

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters M A L A P R O P I S M S
Length 12 letters
Scrabble Score 20 points