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misemphasis

misemphasis noun: bad or wrong emphasis.

Noun

misemphasis (countable and uncountable, plural misemphases)

  1. Bad or wrong emphasis.

Forms of misemphasis

pluralmisemphases

Origin of misemphasis

From mis- + emphasis.

Questions about misemphasis

What does misemphasis mean?
Misemphasis means bad or wrong emphasis.
What part of speech is misemphasis?
Misemphasis is a noun.
What is the plural of misemphasis?
The plural of misemphasis is misemphases.

Words near misemphasis in the dictionary

  1. miseducator
  2. miseducators
  3. miseleden
  4. miseltoe
  5. misemphases
  6. misemphasis
  7. misemphasise
  8. misemphasised
  9. misemphasises
  10. misemphasising
  11. misemphasize

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