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misgrouping

misgrouping is the present participle and gerund of misgroup.

Meaning of misgroup

Verb

misgroup (third-person singular simple present misgroups, present participle misgrouping, simple past and past participle misgrouped)

  1. (transitive) To group wrongly.
    • Consequently, the burden of grouping the syllables into words falls entirely on the reader, and it is very common for beginners to misgroup the syllables and create horrendous translations […]1991, Melvyn C. Goldstein, Gelek Rimpoche, Lobsang Phuntshog, Essentials of Modern Literary Tibetan

Questions about misgrouping

What is misgrouping the present participle and gerund of?
Misgrouping is the present participle and gerund of misgroup.

Words near misgrouping in the dictionary

  1. misgrounded
  2. misgrounding
  3. misgrounds
  4. misgroup
  5. misgrouped
  6. misgrouping
  7. misgroups
  8. misgrow
  9. misgrowing
  10. misgrown
  11. misgrows

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