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Back-formation from hypercorrection, equivalent to hyper- + correct.
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hypercorrect
Today it means: Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage. Full definition →
Today it means: Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage. Full definition →
Back-formation from hypercorrection, equivalent to hyper- + correct.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.