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misbeaten

misbeaten is the past participle of misbeat.

Meaning of misbeat

Verb

misbeat (third-person singular simple present misbeats, present participle misbeating, simple past misbeat, past participle misbeaten or (colloquial) misbeat)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To beat out of rhythm; beat incorrectly.
    • The assistant's role is not a minor one: When they become shaman, after they start in, his assistants have to know just what song to sing and how to beat the drum. If they misbeat the drum, the shaman just become normal again.1996, David Levinson, Religion: a cross-cultural encyclopedia

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Questions about misbeaten

What is misbeaten the past participle of?
Misbeaten is the past participle of misbeat.

Words near misbeaten in the dictionary

  1. misbands
  2. misbear
  3. misbearing
  4. misbears
  5. misbeat
  6. misbeaten
  7. misbeating
  8. misbeats
  9. misbecame
  10. misbecome
  11. misbecomes

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