mispronunciation

mispronunciation
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.


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  • Mispronunciation — Mis pro*nun ci*a tion (? or ?), n. Wrong or improper pronunciation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 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

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  • mispronunciation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misaccentuation, cacology, cacoepy; see error 1 , mistake 2 …   English dictionary for students

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