malapropism /malˈə-pro-pi-zm/

1. The misapplication of words without mispronunciation, from Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play, The Rivals, who uses words malapropos
2. A word so used

• dissension
• dissensions
• dissensus
• dissensuses
• dissent
• dissented
• dissenter
• dissenterish
• dissenterism
• dissenterisms
• dissenters
• dissentient
• dissentients
• dissenting
• dissentingly
• dissentious
• dissents
• dissepiment
• dissepimental
• dissepiments
• dissert
• dissertate
• dissertated
• dissertates
• dissertating