mispronounce
/ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/verb
उच्चारण मिस्प्रनाउन्स
गलत उच्चारण करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to pronounce a word wrongly
गलत उच्चारण करना
- Many people mispronounce the word 'pronunciation'.
- The announcer mispronounced the name of the station.
- Foreigners often mispronounce Hindi names.
+ 2 more examples
- I mispronounced the word and everyone laughed.
- If you mispronounce 'comfortable', someone may correct you.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mispronounce + word / name
Use it with a word or name that you say in the wrong way.
जिस शब्द या नाम को आप गलत तरीके से बोलें, उसके साथ 'mispronounce' आता है।
- Many students mispronounce the word 'comfortable'.
- He often mispronounces my surname.
mispronounce: forms
It is a regular verb: mispronounced, mispronouncing, mispronounces.
यह नियमित verb है: mispronounced, mispronouncing, mispronounces।
- She mispronounced 'February' and everyone smiled.
be mispronounced (passive)
The passive is common when we talk about words that are often said wrongly.
जिन शब्दों को प्रायः गलत बोला जाता है, उनके बारे में बात करते समय passive रूप आम है।
- The word 'cough' is often mispronounced by learners.
mispronounce: no preposition
It takes a direct object; do not add 'in' or 'with' before the word.
इसके बाद सीधे object आता है; शब्द से पहले 'in' या 'with' नहीं लगता।
- Radhika mispronounced 'schedule' in the British way, by mistake.
+Collocations 4
mispronounce + noun
a worda namea surnamea vowela place name
- Visitors often mispronounce the name of the city.
commonly / often + mispronounce
commonlyoftenfrequentlyconstantlydeliberately
- The word 'ghost' is commonly mispronounced by beginners.
mispronounce + because
through nervousnessfrom habitby accidentby mother tongueunder pressure
- He mispronounced the word under pressure.
correct / laugh at mispronouncing
correctlaugh atteach not totend toafraid to
- Don't laugh at anyone who mispronounces a word.
“More examples 5
- The announcer mispronounced the name of the winning team.
उद्घोषक ने जीतने वाली टीम का नाम गलत बोल दिया।
- If you mispronounce a word in the interview, stay calm and repeat it correctly.
यदि साक्षात्कार में आप कोई शब्द गलत बोल दें तो शांत रहें और उसे सही ढंग से दोहराएँ।
- Radhika used a dictionary with audio so she would not mispronounce new words.
राधिका ने audio वाली dictionary का प्रयोग किया ताकि वह नए शब्दों को गलत न बोले।
- Foreigners often mispronounce Indian place names.
विदेशी लोग भारतीय स्थानों के नाम प्रायः गलत बोलते हैं।
- The teacher gently corrected the pupil who had mispronounced 'receipt'.
शिक्षक ने 'receipt' गलत बोलने वाले विद्यार्थी को नरमी से सुधारा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He mispronounced in the word 'island'.
✓ He mispronounced the word 'island'.
Mispronounce is transitive and takes the word as a direct object.
'Mispronounce' transitive है, इसलिए शब्द उसका direct object होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs involve wrong speech, but they differ in whether the sound or the form is wrong.
इन क्रियाओं में गलत बोलना शामिल है, पर अंतर यह है कि ध्वनि गलत है या रूप।
To say a word with the wrong sounds or stress.
किसी शब्द को गलत ध्वनियों या बलाघात के साथ बोलना।
- He mispronounced 'debris'.
To write a word with the wrong letters.
किसी शब्द को गलत अक्षरों में लिखना।
- She misspelled 'receive'.
To report someone's words in a way that is not exact.
किसी के शब्दों को सटीक रूप में न दोहराना।
- The paper misquoted the minister.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
The verb is mispronounce, but the noun is mispronunciation, with -nun- (not 'mispronounciation').
Verb mispronounce है, पर noun mispronunciation है, जिसमें -nun- आता है ('mispronounciation' गलत है)।