n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-l ə - ˌ prä- ˌ pi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775)
Date: 1849
1 : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
2 : MALAPROP
– mal · a · prop · ist \ - ˌ prä-pist \ noun