English Explanatory Dictionary

hyperforeign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resulting from the misapplication of foreign reading rules, such as dropping the ‘t’ in claret.

Word forms

hyperforeign hyper-foreign

Etymology

First use appears c. 1933 as hyper-foreign, and c. 1983 as hyperforeign. From hyper- + foreign. Compare hypercorrect and hypercorrection.

Derived words

hyperforeignism hyperforeignization
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