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Definition of Mispronounce
1. Verb. Pronounce a word incorrectly. "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Mispronunciation
Definition of Mispronounce
1. v. t. & i. To pronounce incorrectly.
Definition of Mispronounce
1. Verb. (transitive) To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mispronounce
1. [v -NOUNCED, -NOUNCING, -NOUNCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mispronounce
Literary usage of Mispronounce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Methods of Teaching Modern Languages: Papers on the Value and on Methods of by Aaron Marshall Elliott, Calvin Thomas, Edward Southey Joynes, Waterman Thomas Hewett, Frederick Caesar de Sumichrast, August Lodeman, Frederick Morris Warren, Eugene Howard Babbitt, Charles Hall Grandgent, O. B. (Ovando Byron) Super, Charles Frederick (1893)
"They will stumble over the lines, mispronounce the words, lose the connection,
... Beginners always mispronounce French when called upon to read aloud; ..."
2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"mispronounce words because of a speech defect or deformation. ... mispronounce words
because of a speech defect or deformation ("wet-mouth"). misreport: ..."
3. The Essentials of Extempore Speaking by Joseph Albert Mosher (1917)
"In some cases we mispronounce words without being aware of the errors. Having no
uncertainty about these words, we are not likely to make corrections. ..."
4. Effective Public Speaking: The Essentials of Extempore Speaking and of Gesture by Joseph Albert Mosher (1917)
"In some cases we mispronounce words without being aware of the errors. Having no
uncertainty about these words, we are not likely to make corrections. ..."
5. New Voices: An Introduction to Contemporary Poetry by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow Wilkinson (1922)
"... really imperfect rhymes, whenever emphasis and position would make the
imperfection conspicuous and distract the reader with a desire to mispronounce. ..."
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