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hyper-correction

hyper-correction is the alternative form of hypercorrection.

Meaning of hypercorrection

Noun

hypercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrections)

  1. Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.
  2. A nonstandard form so used.
    Synonyms:
    hypercorrectism

Forms of hyper-correction

pluralhyper-corrections

Questions about hyper-correction

What is hyper-correction the alternative form of?
Hyper-correction is the alternative form of hypercorrection.

Words near hyper-correction in the dictionary

  1. hyper-capitalism
  2. hyper-chaos
  3. hyper-chaotic
  4. hyper-converged
  5. hyper-correct
  6. hyper-correction
  7. hyper-corrections
  8. hyper-correctism
  9. hyper-correctisms
  10. hyper-corrective
  11. hyper-correctness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyper-correction (page history and authors); hypercorrection (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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