is a disturbance during which imprecise and/or (sometimes both) inappropriate words and phrases replace either other.
METONYMY: "Disturbances or imprecise formations of words and sentences are otherwise known as metonymy."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "METONYMY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/metonymy/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
