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mispronounce

[mis-pruh-nouns]

Origin

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing.

to pronounce incorrectly.

Origin:
1585–95; mis-¹ + pronounce

Related forms

mis·pro·nounc·er, noun

mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion

[mis-pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn] , noun

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mispronounce (ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns)

—vb
	to pronounce (a word) wrongly

mispronunciation

—n

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Word Origin & History

mispronounce

1590s, from mis- (1) + pronounce. Related: Mispronounced; mispronouncing.

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