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mispronunciation

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of pronouncing incorrectly.
  • noun A wrong or improper pronunciation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Wrong or improper pronunciation.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable The act of mispronouncing.
  • noun countable A mispronounced word or phrase.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun incorrect pronunciation

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

mis- +‎ pronunciation.

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Examples

  • Yeah a slip of the tongue and a mispronunciation is the same as Simple Sarahs blatant ignorance and observation that wars are just another way for politicians to score political points.

    Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand? 2010

  • Shakespeare, he regards as an author whose English ought to be corrected; and he became furious over what he called the mispronunciation of "apotheosis," which he said

    Confessions of a Book-Lover Maurice Francis Egan 1888

  • On the other hand the voicemailer who defended Dave this episode, as much as I agree with him that Dave's mispronunciation is just one of Dave's many charms, and as much as I give the voicemailer points for trying to formulate a defence for Dave, got it wrong.

    The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 86 - CGI vs. Practical | /Film 2010

  • Supposedly the French enjoyed this native form of music and had it performed often at weddings - thus the word was rumored to be a mispronunciation of the French word "mariage."

    A new generation embraces centuries-old music of Mexico 1997

  • Supposedly the French enjoyed this native form of music and had it performed often at weddings - thus the word was rumored to be a mispronunciation of the French word "mariage."

    A new generation embraces centuries-old music of Mexico 1997

  • If Tekon kinkurito (the title is a child's mispronunciation of the Japanese words for steel-reinforced concrete) is such a complex, bewildering experience, that may be because it's a variety of timelines being told at the same time, vying for the eye's attention.

    Critic After Dark 2008

  • The title refers to a mispronunciation of the last name of

    NYT > Home Page By MANOHLA DARGIS 2011

  • But I find it hard to wrap my mind around the idea that a sentence ending with a preposition, or a "mispronunciation" of nuclear, can arouse that sort of taboo reaction, just like curse words or taking the name of the Lord in vain in appropriate cultural/religious circumstances.

    languagehat.com: THE ANTIQUITY OF CURSING. 2005

  • He has had obvious on-air jitters, mispronouncing "mispronunciation" the first week and stutter-stepping his way through sentences as his brain and mouth worked furiously to stay in sync.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • He has had obvious on-air jitters, mispronouncing "mispronunciation" the first week and stutter-stepping his way through sentences as his brain and mouth worked furiously to stay in sync.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

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