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Vinony

mispronunciation

noun

  1. mispronunciation is defined as "incorrect or inaccurate pronunciation", though the matter of what is or is not mispronunciation is a contentious one
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɪspɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ / /mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English pronunciation English mispronunciation From mis- + pronunciation.

  1. The act of mispronouncing.

    “She found the constant mispronunciation of her name very annoying.”

  2. A mispronounced word or phrase.

    “His speech was full of mispronunciations.”