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mispronounce

[ mis-pruh-nouns ]

verb (used with or without object)

mispronounced, mispronouncing.
  1. to pronounce incorrectly.


mispronounce

/ ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns; ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən /

verb

  1. to pronounce (a word) wrongly
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Derived Forms

  • mispronunciation, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²õp°ù´Ç·²Ô´Ç³Ü²Ô³¦î€½Ä°ù noun
  • ³¾¾±²õ·±è°ù´Ç·²Ô³Ü²Ô·³¦¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [mis-pr, uh, -nuhn-see-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mispronounce1

First recorded in 1585–95; mis- 1 + pronounce
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Example Sentences

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In response, I tirelessly corrected people who mispronounced my name or purposely tried to assign me another one.

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She also has a speech impairment that causes her to mispronounce certain words, “so she’s always been different,†her mother said.

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Ms Hindmarch added that Celtic languages could sometimes be used sloppily, citing the blunder by Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros, where she was forced to apologise after using Scottish Gaelic names but mispronouncing them.

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In the first roll call, the professor mispronounced her last name as “CHIP-uh-tee.â€

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In an alternate reality, Harris might have faced a Republican opponent who didn't question her racial identity and routinely mispronounce her first name.

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