Hypercorrection Definition
hīpər-kə-rĕkshən
noun
A nonstandard usage resulting from an overly conscious effort to avoid a grammatical error, as in the case of personal pronouns (Ex.: “between you and I”)
Webster's New World
A construction or pronunciation produced by mistaken analogy with standard usage out of a desire to be correct, as in the substitution of I for me in on behalf of my parents and I.
American Heritage
The production of such a construction or pronunciation.
American Heritage
(linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hypercorrection
Noun
Singular:
hypercorrection
Plural:
hypercorrectionsOrigin of Hypercorrection
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hyper- + correction
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