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mispronoun

verb

Etymology

From mis- + pronoun.

  1. derived from ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ
  2. derived from pronomen
  3. derived from pronom
  4. formed as mispronoun — “mis- + pronoun”

Definitions

  1. To refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender…

    To refer to (someone) using third-person pronouns other than their preferred gender pronouns, either unknowingly or intentionally.

    • At times, people mispronoun us, calling us by incorrect pronouns, or misgender us, assuming incorrect genders. Mispronouning and misgendering can be intentional or unintentional.
    • If Victoria doesn't feel that she can sufficiently trust Susan to help her out when James, for example, mispronouns her, then Victoria may simply cease to eat lunch with her colleagues.
    • When trans people are forced to correct others after being mispronouned, they are reminding those they correct that their assumptions regarding both the individual in question and the larger system of gender are wrong.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA