hypercorrection (English, noun)
expansion: hypercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrections)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A nonstandard form so used.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: hypercorrections
tags: plural
form: hyper-correction
tags: alternative