hypercorrect verb 2adjective 1forms 5 verb2 •To change (a word or phrase) to a nonstandard form, or to another option among a set of accepted alternative-form options, in the mistaken belief that the form used was wrong.I use reduplicate to mean "redouble," though both words should mean "quadruple," but English is funny that way, so hold off on the hypercorrecting "gotcha!" — 2007 •(rare) To correct excessively. adjective1 •Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage. formshypercorrected · hypercorrecting · hypercorrects · more hypercorrect · most hypercorrect
