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the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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  1. n. the word/unintentional">unintentional word/misuse">misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  2. n the word/unintentional">unintentional word/misuse">misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar