Hypercorrection

//ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən//

Synonyms for "hypercorrection" (10 found)

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bull fluff

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

hypercorrectism hyperurbanism

hyperurbanism

Related words (5)

malapropism mispronunciation misusage solecism spoonerism

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Related terms

9 entries

hyper-correct hyper-correctism hyper-corrective hyper-correctness hypercorrect hypercorrectism hypercorrective hypercorrectness incorrection

derived from

1 entries

correction

has context

1 entries

linguistics

related to

7 entries

correct formal hypercorrect hypercorrective hypercorrectness incorrection nonstandard

Translations

58 translations across 37 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

hiperkorreksie noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Armenian

2 entries

գերճշտում noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
գերշտկում noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Bulgarian

1 entries

хиперкорекция noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Catalan

2 entries

hipercorrecció noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
ultracorrecció noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

矯枉過正 /矫枉过正 noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

矯枉過正 /矫枉过正 noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Czech

4 entries

hyperkorekce noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperkorektivismus noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperkorektnost noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperspisovnost noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Dutch

1 entries

hypercorrectie noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Finnish

1 entries

hyperkorjaus noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

French

1 entries

hypercorrection noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

German

2 entries

Hyperkorrektismus noun (nonstandard form)
Hyperkorrektur noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Greek

1 entries

υπερδιόρθωση noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Hebrew

1 entries

תיקון יתר noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Hungarian

2 entries

hiperkorrekció noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
túlhelyesbítés noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Icelandic

1 entries

ofvöndun noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Indonesian

2 entries

hiperkoreksi noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
lewah pembetulan noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Irish

1 entries

forcheartú noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Italian

1 entries

ipercorrettismo noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Japanese

1 entries

過剰修正 noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Korean

1 entries

과잉수정 noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Limburgish

1 entries

euverbaetering noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Malay

1 entries

pembetulan berlebihan noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

hyperkorreksjon noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

hyperkorreksjon noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Polish

4 entries

hiperkorekcja noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hiperkorektyzm noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hiperpoprawność noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hiperyzacja noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Portuguese

1 entries

hipercorreção noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Romanian

1 entries

hipercorectitudine noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Russian

2 entries

гиперкорре́ктность noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
гиперкорре́кция noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

Hyperkorrektuur noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

hiperispravnost noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hiperkorekcija noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Slovak

4 entries

hyperkorekcia noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperkorektivizmus noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperkorektnosť noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
hyperspisovnosť noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Slovene

2 entries

hiperkorekcija noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
nadpravilnost noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Spanish

3 entries

hipercorrección noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
ultracorrección noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
ultracorrección noun (nonstandard form)

Swedish

1 entries

hyperkorrektion noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Tamil

1 entries

மிகை திருத்தம் noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Ukrainian

2 entries

гіперкорекція noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)
надвиправлення noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

Walloon

1 entries

forcoridjaedje noun (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule)

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