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hypercorrect

hy·per·cor·rect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-kuh-rekt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pər kəˈrɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-kuh-rekt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pər kəˈrɛkt/

Definitions of hypercorrect word

  • adjective hypercorrect overly correct; excessively fastidious; fussy: hypercorrect manners. 1
  • adjective hypercorrect of, relating to, or characterized by hypercorrection. 1
  • noun hypercorrect (grammar) incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage. 1
  • adjective hypercorrect excessively correct or fastidious 0
  • adjective hypercorrect resulting from or characterized by hypercorrection 0
  • verb hypercorrect (Transitive Verb) To change (a word or phrase) to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage. 0
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Origin of hypercorrect

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; hyper- + correct

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Parts of speech for Hypercorrect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hypercorrect popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hypercorrect usage trend in Literature

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