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mispronouned

mispronouned is the simple past and past participle of mispronoun.

Meaning of mispronoun

Verb

mispronoun (third-person singular simple present mispronouns, present participle mispronouning, simple past and past participle mispronouned)

  1. (transitive) To refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender pronouns, either unknowingly or intentionally.
    • At times, people mispronoun us, calling us by incorrect pronouns, or misgender us, assuming incorrect genders. Mispronouning and misgendering can be intentional or unintentional.2014, Holiday Simmons, Fresh! White, “Our Many Selves”, in Laura Erickson-Schroth, editor, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, Oxford: Oxford University Press...

Questions about mispronouned

What is mispronouned the simple past and past participle of?
Mispronouned is the simple past and past participle of mispronoun.

Words near mispronouned in the dictionary

  1. mispronouncers
  2. mispronounces
  3. mispronounciation
  4. mispronouncing
  5. mispronouncings
  6. mispronouned
  7. mispronouning
  8. mispronouns
  9. mispronunciation
  10. mispronunciations
  11. misproof

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