Mispronounce definition and meaning
Mispronounce definition: If you mispronounce a word, you pronounce it wrongly. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
mispronounce
(
m
ɪ
sprən
aʊ
ns
)
Word forms:
mispronounces
,
mispronouncing
,
mispronounced
transitive verb
mispronounce
a word, you pronounce it wrongly.
He repeatedly mispronounced words and slurred his speech.
mispronunciation
(
m
ɪ
sprənʌnsɪ
eɪ
ʃ
ə
n
)
variable noun
…Dwight’s mispronunciation of Taos Square.
The teacher notes reading errors such as mispronunciations.
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mispronounce
in American English
(
ˌmɪsproʊˈnaʊns
;
ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns
)
verb transitive
,
verb intransitive
Word forms:
ˌmisproˈnounced
or
ˌmisproˈnouncing
give
(a word or words) a
pronunciation
different
from any of the
accepted
standard
pronunciations; pronounce incorrectly
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mispronunciation
(
ˌmisproˌnunciˈation
)
(
ˌmɪsproʊˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən
;
ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən
)
noun
mispronounce
in American English
(
ˌmɪsprəˈnauns
)
transitive verb
or
intransitive verb
Word forms:
-nounced
,
-nouncing
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mispronouncer
noun
mispronunciation
(
ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsiˈeiʃən
)
noun
[
1585–95;
mis-
1
+
pronounce
]
mispronounce
in British English
(
ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns
)
verb
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mispronunciation
(
ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
)
noun