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Incorrect pronunciation
Answer for the clue "Incorrect pronunciation ", 16 letters:
mispronunciation
Word definitions for mispronunciation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s; see mis- (1) + pronunciation .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. incorrect pronunciation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mispronunciation \Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (? or ?), n. Wrong or improper pronunciation.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act of mispronounce. 2 (context countable English) A mispronounced word or phrase.
Usage examples of mispronunciation.
He breezed along beautifully, even emulating certain characteristic mispronunciations of General Dreedle's, and he was not the least bit intimidated by General Peckem's new colonel until he suddenly recalled that General Peckem detested General Dreedle.
While making no secret of the fact that he found the great player’s affectations insupportable, his odd mispronunciations ruining his most brilliant histrionic flights, he took a box at Covent Garden, and escorted Sophy there, with Cecilia and Mr.
They're pointing out all the neighbors' flaws and their slipping dentures and mispronunciations, they're drawing in tighter to keep the enemy out.