hypercorrection

Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.

Noun

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

    Synonyms: hypercorrectism

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English correction English hypercorrection From hyper- + correction.

Forms

hypercorrections hyper-correction

Related

hypercorrect hyper-correct hypercorrective hyper-corrective hypercorrectness hyper-correctness hypercorrectism hyper-correctism incorrection