Meanings
The act of pronouncing a word incorrectly.
کسی لفظ کو غلط طریقے سے ادا کرنا۔
غلط تلفظ
ghalat talafuz
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Antonyms
Common Collocations
- common mispronunciation
- persistent mispronunciation
- correct a mispronunciation
Example Sentences
His mispronunciation of the word embarrassed him.
اس کے غلط تلفظ نے اسے شرمندہ کر دیا۔
Us ke ghalat talafuz ne use sharminda kar diya.
Teachers often correct students' mispronunciation to help them improve.
اساتذہ اکثر طلباء کے غلط تلفظ کی تصحیح کرتے ہیں تاکہ وہ بہتر ہوں۔
Asatiza aksar talaba ke ghalat talafuz ki tasheeh karte hain taake woh behtar hon.
Mispronunciation can lead to misunderstandings in communication.
غلط تلفظ کمیونیکیشن میں غلط فہمیاں پیدا کر سکتا ہے۔
Ghalat talafuz communication mein ghalat fehmiyaan paida kar sakta hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'mis' as 'miss' and 'pronunciation' as the way you pronounce words correctly.
Visualize a person mispronouncing a word in a funny way, leading to laughter.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "mispronounce" — to pronounce incorrectly
First known use: 1900
The word 'mispronunciation' combines the prefix 'mis-' meaning incorrectly with 'pronunciation,' which refers to the way in which a word is pronounced. First used in the early 20th century.