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misdecide

misdecide verb: to decide unwisely or incorrectly.

Verb

misdecide (third-person singular simple present misdecides, present participle misdeciding, simple past and past participle misdecided)

  1. (rare, transitive) To decide unwisely or incorrectly.

Forms of misdecide

third-person singular presentmisdecides
present participlemisdeciding
past participlemisdecided
pastmisdecided

Origin of misdecide

From mis- + decide.

Questions about misdecide

What does misdecide mean?
Misdecide means to decide unwisely or incorrectly.
What part of speech is misdecide?
Misdecide is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdecide?
The past tense of misdecide is misdecided.

Words near misdecide in the dictionary

  1. misdealers
  2. misdealing
  3. misdealings
  4. misdeals
  5. misdealt
  6. misdecide
  7. misdecided
  8. misdecides
  9. misdeciding
  10. misdecipher
  11. misdeciphered

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