mispronunciation
English edit
Etymology edit
mis- + pronunciation.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mɪspɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: mĭsprə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, enPR: mĭsprə-noun'-sē-ā′-shən (very common but often proscribed)
- Hyphenation: mis‧pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
mispronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural mispronunciations)
- (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
- She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying.
- (countable) A mispronounced word or phrase.
- His speech was full of mispronunciations.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
act of mispronouncing
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mispronounced word or phrase
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