Word of the Day – Acyrologia

Acyrologia (noun)

a-ky-ro-loj-ee-a

Inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word. malapropism.

from Hellenistic Greek ἀκυρολογία from ancient Greek ἀ- + κῦρος authority + -λογία.

Example sentences

“She’d like to say she’s susceptible to acyrologia, but she can’t remember that word either.”