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hypercorrection

/ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.
  2. A nonstandard form so used.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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