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mispronounce definition

mis·pro·nounce (mis′prō no̵uns′, -prə-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb mispronounced -·nounced′, mispronouncing -·nounc′·ing

to give (a word or words) a pronunciation different from any of the accepted standard pronunciations; pronounce incorrectly

Related Forms:

  • mispronunciation mis′·pro·nun′·cia′·tion (-nun′sē ā′s̸hən) noun

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