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misaffirm

misaffirm verb: to affirm incorrectly.

Verb

misaffirm (third-person singular simple present misaffirms, present participle misaffirming, simple past and past participle misaffirmed)

  1. To affirm incorrectly.

Forms of misaffirm

third-person singular presentmisaffirms
present participlemisaffirming
past participlemisaffirmed
pastmisaffirmed

Origin of misaffirm

From mis- + affirm.

Questions about misaffirm

What does misaffirm mean?
Misaffirm means to affirm incorrectly.
What part of speech is misaffirm?
Misaffirm is a verb.
What is the past tense of misaffirm?
The past tense of misaffirm is misaffirmed.

Words near misaffirm in the dictionary

  1. misaffected
  2. misaffecting
  3. misaffection
  4. misaffections
  5. misaffects
  6. misaffirm
  7. misaffirmed
  8. misaffirming
  9. misaffirms
  10. misaggregation
  11. misaggregations

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