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misdispensing

misdispensing is the present participle and gerund of misdispense.

Meaning of misdispense

Verb

misdispense (third-person singular simple present misdispenses, present participle misdispensing, simple past and past participle misdispensed)

  1. (transitive) To dispense incorrectly or amiss.
    • Even in a case where the doctor and the pharmacist somehow misprescribed and misdispensed, it seems obvious that the consumer would see that the product was for weight loss and would not accept it in place of an allergy relief medication.1981, The United States Patents Quarterly - Volume 209, page 74

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Questions about misdispensing

What is misdispensing the present participle and gerund of?
Misdispensing is the present participle and gerund of misdispense.

Words near misdispensing in the dictionary

  1. misdiscovering
  2. misdiscovers
  3. misdispense
  4. misdispensed
  5. misdispenses
  6. misdispensing
  7. misdisplay
  8. misdisplayed
  9. misdisplaying
  10. misdisplays
  11. misdispose

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