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Definition of "mispronunciation" [mis•pro•nun•ci•a•tion]

  • The act of mispronouncing. (noun)
  • A mispronounced word or phrase. (noun)

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Use "mispronunciation" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "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"
  • "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."