transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-lə-ˌprä-ˌpi-zəm ]
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 -ˌprä-pist noun