HYPERCORRECT

Etymology

Adjective

hypercorrect (comparative more hypercorrect, superlative most hypercorrect)

(grammar) nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage

Verb

hypercorrect (third-person singular simple present hypercorrects, present participle hypercorrecting, simple past and past participle hypercorrected)

(transitive) To change (a word or phrase) to an nonstandard form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.

Source: Wiktionary

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