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miscontrol

/mɪskənˈtɹoʊl/

miscontrol noun: poor control.

Noun

miscontrol (plural miscontrols)

  1. poor control

Verb

miscontrol (third-person singular simple present miscontrols, present participle miscontrolling, simple past and past participle miscontrolled)

  1. to control poorly
    • England found chances a rarity, although Liverpool striker Solanke almost made it a dream debut in the closing seconds, only to miscontrol at the far post.2017 November 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-0 Brazil”, in BBC News

Forms of miscontrol

Noun
pluralmiscontrols
Verb
third-person singular presentmiscontrols
present participlemiscontrolling
past participlemiscontrolled
pastmiscontrolled

Origin of miscontrol

From mis- + control.

Questions about miscontrol

What does miscontrol mean?
Miscontrol means poor control.
What part of speech is miscontrol?
Miscontrol can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce miscontrol?
Miscontrol is pronounced /mɪskənˈtɹoʊl/.
What is the plural of miscontrol?
The plural of miscontrol is miscontrols.

Words near miscontrol in the dictionary

  1. miscontinuances
  2. miscontinue
  3. miscontinued
  4. miscontinues
  5. miscontinuing
  6. miscontrol
  7. miscontrolled
  8. miscontrolling
  9. miscontrols
  10. misconverge
  11. misconverged

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