MALAPROPISM in a Sentence

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When Mrs. Malaprop accuses Lydia of being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "alligator" ...

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 Meanings and Examples of MALAPROPISM
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malapropism
 n.  comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound
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1  When Mrs. Malaprop accuses Lydia of being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "alligator" in a typical malapropism.