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Definition of mispronounce verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mispronounce

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns//

mispronounce somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mispronounce

he / she / it mispronounces

past simple mispronounced

-ing form mispronouncing

to pronounce a word wrongly People are always mispronouncing my name.

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mispronunciation

NAmE//ˌmɪsprəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See mispronounce in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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