Definition of hypercorrect - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

faute de langue

TECH.

produit d'une sur-correction linguistique, souvent motivée par l'insécurité sociale

TECH.

Dire 'entre vous et je' est une tournure hypercorrecte.

puriste

excessif

Rare

excessivement correct, trop rigide dans le respect des règles

Rare

Son attitude hypercorrecte agaçait ses collègues plus décontractés.

rigoriste

tatillon

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Origin of hypercorrect

grec, hyper- (au-delà) + correct (latin corrigere 'corriger')

Examples of hypercorrect in a sentence

Cette prononciation hypercorrecte a fait sourire la classe.
Son style vestimentaire hypercorrect tranchait avec l'ambiance décontractée du bureau.
Je trouve son ton hypercorrect un peu intimidant.

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English:hypercorrect, overly proper, ...
German:hyperkorrekt, überkorrekt, ...
Italian:ipercorretto, iper-corretto, ...
Spanish:hipercorrecto, excesivamente correcto, ...
Portuguese:hipercorrecto, demasiado correcto, ...
Chinese:过度矫正的, 过于拘谨的, ...
Japanese:過剰修正的な, 過剰に正確な, ...
Arabic:نَاتِج عَنْ مُبَالَغَة فِي التَّصْحِيح اللُّغَوِيّ, مفرِط في التصحيح, ...
Hebrew:הִיפֶּרְקוֹרֶקְטִי, תִּקְנִי מִדַּי, ...
Russian:гиперкорректный, чрезмерно правильный, ...
Ukrainian:гіперкоректний, надмірно правильний, ...
Catalan:hipercorrecte, ...
Danish:hyperkorrekt, overkorrekt, ...
Dutch:hypercorrect, overdreven correct, ...
Greek:υπερδιορθωτικός, υπερβολικά σωστός, ...
Hungarian:hiperkorrekt, túlzottan szabálykövető, ...
Khmer:កែតម្រូវហួសកម្រិត, តឹងរ៉ឹងហួសពេក, ...
Korean:과잉교정적인, 지나치게 엄격한, ...
Polish:hiperkorektywny, nadmiernie poprawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):hipercorreto, excessivamente correto, ...
Romanian:hipercorect, prea corect, ...
Swedish:hyperkorrekt, ...
Thai:ที่เกิดจากการแก้ภาษาเกินจำเป็น, ถูกต้องเกินไป, ...
Turkish:hiperdüzeltmeci, aşırı titiz, ...
Vietnamese:quá chuẩn, quá chuẩn mực, ...

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