uninversion

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noun

A kind of error where an utterance has not undergone the proper inversion, as in "*What she is eating?" for "What is she eating?".

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Meanings

noununinversion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA kind of error where an utterance has not undergone the proper inversion, as in "*What she is eating?" for "What is she eating?".

Origin

From un- + inversion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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