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misaccent

misaccent verb: to accent incorrectly.

Verb

misaccent (third-person singular simple present misaccents, present participle misaccenting, simple past and past participle misaccented)

  1. To accent incorrectly.

Forms of misaccent

third-person singular presentmisaccents
present participlemisaccenting
past participlemisaccented
pastmisaccented

Origin of misaccent

From mis- + accent.

Questions about misaccent

What does misaccent mean?
Misaccent means to accent incorrectly.
What part of speech is misaccent?
Misaccent is a verb.
What is the past tense of misaccent?
The past tense of misaccent is misaccented.

Words near misaccent in the dictionary

  1. misabsorb
  2. misabsorbed
  3. misabsorbing
  4. misabsorbs
  5. Misac
  6. misaccent
  7. misaccented
  8. misaccenting
  9. misaccents
  10. misaccentuate
  11. misaccentuated

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