mispronunciation
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Mispronunciation — is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as incorrect or inaccurate pronunciation . The matter of what is or is not mispronunciation is a contentious one, and indeed there is some disagreement about the extent to which the term is even… … Wikipedia
Mispronunciation — Mis pro*nun ci*a tion (? or ?), n. Wrong or improper pronunciation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mispronunciation — (n.) 1520s; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + PRONUNCIATION (Cf. pronunciation) … Etymology dictionary
mispronunciation — noun a) The act of mispronouncing. She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying. b) A mispronounced word or phrase. His speech was full of mispronunciations … Wiktionary
mispronunciation — mispronounce ► VERB ▪ pronounce wrongly. DERIVATIVES mispronunciation noun … English terms dictionary
mispronunciation — noun Date: 1530 the act or an instance of mispronouncing … New Collegiate Dictionary
mispronunciation — See mispronounce. * * * … Universalium
mispronunciation — Synonyms and related words: Irish bull, anacoluthon, bull, cacoepy, cacology, catachresis, corruption, fluff, folk etymology, gammacism, grammatical error, hypercorrection, hyperform, lambdacism, malaprop, malapropism, marrowsky, missaying,… … Moby Thesaurus
mispronunciation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misaccentuation, cacology, cacoepy; see error 1 , mistake 2 … English dictionary for students
mispronunciation — mɪsprÉ™nÊŒnsɪ eɪʃn n. error in pronunciation, misspeaking, incorrect pronunciation, bad pronunciation … English contemporary dictionary
