Misconjugation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Incorrect conjugation. countable, uncountable

    "It was worse with French, which was taught by a very strict pedagogue of the old school who corrected the misconjugation of verbs with a rap across the knuckles."

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"It was worse with French, which was taught by a very strict pedagogue of the old school who corrected the misconjugation of verbs with a rap across the knuckles."

Etymology

From mis- + conjugation.

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