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misgauge

misgauge verb: to gauge (measure) incorrectly.

Verb

misgauge (third-person singular simple present misgauges, present participle misgauging, simple past and past participle misgauged)

  1. To gauge (measure) incorrectly
    • But Mr. Harrison blatantly stole the show by baldly admitting that his own bosses at Sony’s brain trust in Japan completely misgauged the direction of the entertainment industry.2008 February 28, Seth Schiesel, “As Gaming Turns Social, Industry Shifts Strategies”, in New York Times

Forms of misgauge

third-person singular presentmisgauges
present participlemisgauging
past participlemisgauged
pastmisgauged

Origin of misgauge

From mis- + gauge.

Questions about misgauge

What does misgauge mean?
Misgauge means to gauge (measure) incorrectly.
What part of speech is misgauge?
Misgauge is a verb.
What is the past tense of misgauge?
The past tense of misgauge is misgauged.

Words near misgauge in the dictionary

  1. misgather
  2. misgathered
  3. misgathering
  4. misgathers
  5. misgating
  6. misgauge
  7. misgauged
  8. misgauges
  9. misgauging
  10. misgave
  11. misgender

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