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MALAPROPISM

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase

The meaning of the word malapropism is the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase.

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alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
amalgama mixture of different elements
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
gustythe sensation of taste
ancestryline of descent : lineage
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger