hypercorrect

adjective

hy·​per·​cor·​rect ˌhī-pər-kə-ˈrekt 

: of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (such as "badly" in "my eyes have gone badly")

hypercorrection

ˌhī-pər-kə-ˈrek-shən 

noun

hypercorrectly

ˌhī-pər-kə-ˈrek-(t)lē 

adverb

hypercorrectness

ˌhī-pər-kə-ˈrek(t)-nəs 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypercorrect

• aftereffect
• interconnect
• affect
• aspect
• bedecked
• bisect
• collect
• connect
• correct
• deflect
• detect
• direct