Word: hypercorrection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
cor
rec
tion
Definition: Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessive
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: correct
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: correctus
Language: la
Decoded: correctus
Meaning: improved, amended, correct
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.