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tr. Verb- To pronounce incorrectly.

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Usage examples (34)
  • He blew up when he heard his name mispronounced that way.
  • To hear his name mispronounced might, he felt, precipitate a catastrophe.
  • Having had his name mispronounced all his life, he adopted the name of Forsythe, which came from his mother's family.
  • (All-Star closer Joakim Soria, for all his accomplishments, still hears his name mispronounced outside of Kansas City.)
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