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mispronouning

mispronouning is the present participle and gerund 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 mispronouning

What is mispronouning the present participle and gerund of?
Mispronouning is the present participle and gerund of mispronoun.

Words near mispronouning in the dictionary

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

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