misconjugation

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noun

Incorrect conjugation.

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Meanings

nounmisconjugation (countable and uncountable, plural misconjugations)

plural misconjugations

  1. countableuncountableIncorrect conjugation.

    It was worse with French, which was taught by a very strict pedagogue of the old school who corrected the misconjugation of verbs with a rap across the knuckles.

    1986, Andrei Codrescu, A craving for swan

Origin

From mis- + conjugation.

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APA

misconjugation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconjugation

MLA

“misconjugation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconjugation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misconjugation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misconjugation.

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