malapropism malapropish • malapropoism · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · malapropism · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar. Synonyms: malaprop. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · malaprop · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073