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
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The title refers to a mispronunciation of the last name of
NYT > Home Page By MANOHLA DARGIS 2011
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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.
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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.
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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.
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