misconjugation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ conjugation

Noun[edit]

misconjugation (countable and uncountable, plural misconjugations)

  1. Incorrect conjugation.
    • 1986, Andrei Codrescu, A craving for swan:
      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.