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

• detoxification
• detoxification centre
• detoxification centres
• detoxifications
• detoxified
• detoxifies
• detoxify
• detoxifying
• detoxing
• detox tank
• DETR
• detract
• detracted
• detracting
• detractingly
• detractings
• detraction
• detractions
• detractive
• detractively
• detractor
• detractors
• detractory
• detractress
• detracts