miscoordinate
miscoordinate verb: to fail to coordinate properly.
Verb
miscoordinate (third-person singular simple present miscoordinates, present participle miscoordinating, simple past and past participle miscoordinated)
- To fail to coordinate properly.
- Because the players react to the full history, and the error rate is zero, they are sure to miscoordinate again.2001, H. Peyton Young, Individual Strategy and Social Structure, page 70
- If they both carry out threats to go to their preferred restaurants, or if they both give in, they will miscoordinate.2014, Peter Vanderschraaf, Learning and Coordination: Inductive Deliberation, Equilibrium and Convention, page 9
Forms of miscoordinate
| third-person singular present | miscoordinates |
|---|---|
| present participle | miscoordinating |
| past participle | miscoordinated |
| past | miscoordinated |
Origin of miscoordinate
From mis- + coordinate.
Questions about miscoordinate
- What does miscoordinate mean?
- Miscoordinate means to fail to coordinate properly.
- What part of speech is miscoordinate?
- Miscoordinate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of miscoordinate?
- The past tense of miscoordinate is miscoordinated.
Words near miscoordinate in the dictionary
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