mispronounce

mis·pro·nounce

 (mĭs′prə-nouns′)

v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es

v.tr.

To pronounce badly or incorrectly.

v.intr.

To make a poor pronunciation.

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mis′pro·nun′ci·a′tion (-nŭn′sē-ā′shən) n.

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mispronounce

(ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns)

vb

to pronounce (a word) wrongly

mispronunciation n

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mis•pro•nounce

(ˌmɪs prəˈnaʊns)

v.t., v.i. -nounced, -nounc•ing.

to pronounce incorrectly.

mis`pro•nun`ci•a′tion (-ˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən) n.

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mispronounce

Past participle: mispronounced
Gerund: mispronouncing

Imperative

mispronounce

mispronounce

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

mispronounce - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" misspeak enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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Translations

يُخْطِئ في اللفْظ

špatně vyslovovat

falsch aussprechenversprechen

rosszul ejt ki

bera rangt fram

pronuncia scorrettapronunciare male

neteisingai ištartineteisingai tartineteisingas tarimas

nepareizi izrunāt

uttale feil

zle vyslovovať

napačno izgovarjati

yanlış telâffuz etmek

发错音

mispronounce

[ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] VT → pronunciar mal

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mispronounce

[ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] vt → mal prononcer

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mispronounce

vt → falsch aussprechen

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mispronounce

[ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns] vt → pronunciare male

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mispronounce

(misprəˈnauns) verb

to pronounce (words etc) wrongly. verkeerd uitspreek يُخْطِئ في اللفْظ произнасям грешно pronunciar mal špatně vyslovovat falsch aussprechen udtale forkert προφέρω λαθεμένα pronunciar mal valesti hääldama اشتباه تلفظ کردن ääntää väärin mal prononcer לְבָטֵא לא נָכוֹן गलत उच्चारण करना krivo izgovoriti rosszul ejt ki salah ucap bera rangt fram pronunciare male 発音を誤る 발음을 잘못하다 neteisingai (iš)tarti nepareizi izrunāt salah menyebut verkeerd uitspreken uttale feil źle wymawiać غلط تلفظ dizer mal a pronunţa gre­şit неправильно произносить zle vyslovovať napačno izgovoriti pogrešno izgovoriti uttala fel ออกเสียงผิด yanlış telâffuz etmek 發音 неправильно вимовляти غلط تلفظ کرنا phát âm sai 发错音

ˈmisproˌnunciˈation (-nansi-) noun

uitspraakfout خَطَأ في اللفْظ грешно произношение pronúncia errada špatná výslovnost falsche Aussprache forkert udtale λαθεμένη προφορά mala pronunciación hääldusviga تلفظ اشتباه virheääntäminen faute de prononciation טָעוּת בַּבִּיטוּי गलत उच्चारण krivi izgovor helytelen/rossz kiejtés kesalahan ucapan rangur framburður errore di pronuncia 誤った発音 잘못된 발음 neteisingas tarimas nepareiza izruna sebutan yang salah verkeerde uitspraak gal uttale zła wymowa ناسم تلفظ pronúncia errada gre­şeală de pronunţie неправильное произношение zlá výslovnosť napačna izgovorjava loš izgovor feluttal การออกเสียงผิด yanlış telâffuz 發音不正確 неправильна вимова غلط تلفظ sự phát âm sai 发音错误

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