noun
a humorous misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding word
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The speaker's use of malapropisms during the presentation detracted from the professionalism of the event.
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She always makes me laugh with her unintentional malapropisms when she's telling a story.
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I can't believe he used that malapropism in his text message, it was so funny!
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His constant malapropisms in conversation made it hard to take him seriously.