mispronoun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

mispronoun mispronouns mispronouning mispronouned

Etymology

From mis- + pronoun.

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