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misconjugation

misconjugation noun: incorrect conjugation.

Noun

misconjugation (countable and uncountable, plural misconjugations)

  1. Incorrect conjugation.
    • It was worse with French, which was taught by a very strict pedagogue of the old school who corrected the misconjugation of verbs with a rap across the knuckles.1986, Andrei Codrescu, A craving for swan

Forms of misconjugation

pluralmisconjugations

Origin of misconjugation

From mis- + conjugation.

Questions about misconjugation

What does misconjugation mean?
Misconjugation means incorrect conjugation.
What part of speech is misconjugation?
Misconjugation is a noun.
What is the plural of misconjugation?
The plural of misconjugation is misconjugations.

Words near misconjugation in the dictionary

  1. misconjecturing
  2. misconjugate
  3. misconjugated
  4. misconjugates
  5. misconjugating
  6. misconjugation
  7. misconjugations
  8. misconjunction
  9. misconjunctions
  10. misconnect
  11. misconnected

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