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misgrowth

misgrowth noun: an unnatural or abnormal growth.

Noun

misgrowth (countable and uncountable, plural misgrowths)

  1. An unnatural or abnormal growth.
    • c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Henry More
      […] their physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic and a misgrowth of entia rationalia, that is, substantiated abstractions […]

Forms of misgrowth

pluralmisgrowths

Origin of misgrowth

From mis- + growth.

Questions about misgrowth

What does misgrowth mean?
Misgrowth means an unnatural or abnormal growth.
What part of speech is misgrowth?
Misgrowth is a noun.
What is the plural of misgrowth?
The plural of misgrowth is misgrowths.

Words near misgrowth in the dictionary

  1. misgroups
  2. misgrow
  3. misgrowing
  4. misgrown
  5. misgrows
  6. misgrowth
  7. misgrowths
  8. misgrudge
  9. misgrudged
  10. misguard
  11. misguarded

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