hypercorrection

English

WOTD – 8 August 2009

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ correction.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

hypercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrections)

  1. (linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.
  2. (linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.
    Synonym: hypercorrectism

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ correction.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: hypercorrections
  • Hyphenation: hy‧per‧cor‧rec‧tion

Noun

hypercorrection f (plural hypercorrections)

  1. hypercorrection

Further reading