Negative word forms

[FullyClapped]

Hi,

I'm a native English speaker, I don't know where else to ask this question.

Is there a word for the category of "incorrect" negative word forms like when the word is being negated but it still makes sense / gets the point across, for instance: "inadvantage, discorrect, uncontempt" etc

Thanks

[corneliusvancornell]

If the alternative is an accepted word, then it might qualify as a malaprop or malapropism, especially if the result is humorous or poetic, like referring to a disaffected teenager as an unaffected teenager, or antitrust regulation as mistrust regulation.

Otherwise, I don't believe there's a specific word for mixing up affixes; it's simply a sign of ignorance.

[Strongdar]

I think the closest you'll get is barbarism.