Definition of hypercorrect Hypercorrect

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What does hypercorrect mean?

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  • hypercorrect (Verb)
    To change a word or phrase to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.
  • hypercorrect (Adjective)
    incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.

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