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US
/mɪspɹəˈnaʊns/
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[ UK /mɪspɹənˈaʊns/ ]
[ UK /mɪspɹənˈaʊns/ ]
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pronounce a word incorrectly
She mispronounces many Latinate words
How To Use mispronounce In A Sentence
- They regularly mispronounce their Js in names begriming with JO, but not elsewhere. Gallstones of the Unexamined Life « Unknowing
- a type of slip of the ear in which people mishear a word and mispronounce it, then insist that the malapropism is correct. Eggcorns: Folk Etymology Creating New Meanings Every Day
- French learners of English often mispronounce "ch" as "sh".
- The other day I heard a government minister mispronounce a word.
- I've always had a tendency to trip over words or mispronounce things that I can say perfectly well in my head.
- Anna Wintour wouldn't turn me to dust with a single withering glance if I mispronounced the word charmeuse. Mastering the Ceremonies
- Under the influence of alcohol, you might mispronounce Azerbaijan as aspiration. Will Adams: Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2011 Song: "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki (VIDEO)
- He repeatedly mispronounced words and slurred his speech.
- mu'umu'u moo oo-MOO oo: a type of dress, often mispronounced as "moo-moo. Languagehat.com: BRINGING BACK HAWAIIAN.
- What is -- and I know I'm going to mispronounce this -- Poujadism? The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World