misdiagram
misdiagram verb: to diagram incorrectly.
Verb
misdiagram (third-person singular simple present misdiagrams, present participle misdiagramming, simple past and past participle misdiagrammed)
- To diagram incorrectly.
- If the parser isn't sophisticated, it will misdiagram the sentence and won't know the difference between verb and subject.1991 October 28, John Lombardi, Kyla K. Carlson, “Grammar Checkers: Keep your writing in line”, in InfoWorld, volume 13, number 43, page 65
- No one had a clue as to what terrible things she'd do to us if we misdiagrammed a sentence.1997, Bryan L. Jones, “Back to the Basics”, in Mark Twain Made Me Do It and Other Plains Adventures
Forms of misdiagram
| third-person singular present | misdiagrams |
|---|---|
| present participle | misdiagramming |
| past participle | misdiagrammed |
| past | misdiagrammed |
Origin of misdiagram
From mis- + diagram.
Questions about misdiagram
- What does misdiagram mean?
- Misdiagram means to diagram incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misdiagram?
- Misdiagram is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misdiagram?
- The past tense of misdiagram is misdiagrammed.
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