文字误用
Malapropism \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.
malapropism n : the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malaprop}]