mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
had mispronounced
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past perfectof mispronounce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“In my mind I knew I had mispronounced but ... I had no idea how it came across to many people,” continued Kappell.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2019
He added, “After the ceremony Wopo asked Vern and Wendy what the laughter was all about. The answer: She had mispronounced her new name.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2017
"I believe this is the leader we need," he said of Palin at the screening, perhaps unhelpfully adding that she recently had mispronounced his name.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2011
"Please ask him to come up," she said to the German waiter who had mispronounced his name.
From In the Wilderness by Robert Smythe Hichens
