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malapropism
Meaning :
comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
(noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Sentence :
The professor's malapropisms were getting worse by the day.
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Mnemonic Technique 1 :
mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words
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