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misappreciate

misappreciate verb: to appreciate improperly; to fail to understand in the right way.

Verb

misappreciate (third-person singular simple present misappreciates, present participle misappreciating, simple past and past participle misappreciated)

  1. (transitive) To appreciate improperly; to fail to understand in the right way.

Forms of misappreciate

third-person singular presentmisappreciates
present participlemisappreciating
past participlemisappreciated
pastmisappreciated

Origin of misappreciate

From mis- + appreciate.

Questions about misappreciate

What does misappreciate mean?
Misappreciate means to appreciate improperly; to fail to understand in the right way.
What part of speech is misappreciate?
Misappreciate is a verb.
What is the past tense of misappreciate?
The past tense of misappreciate is misappreciated.

Words near misappreciate in the dictionary

  1. misappraised
  2. misappraisement
  3. misappraisements
  4. misappraises
  5. misappraising
  6. misappreciate
  7. misappreciated
  8. misappreciates
  9. misappreciating
  10. misappreciation
  11. misappreciations

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