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misguarding

misguarding is the present participle and gerund of misguard.

Meaning of misguard

Verb

misguard (third-person singular simple present misguards, present participle misguarding, simple past and past participle misguarded)

  1. To fail to guard properly.
    • Modern tragedy has aimed at pointing out to men the consequences of their own misconduct, showing the direful effects which ambition, jealousy, love, resentment, and other strong emotions, when misguarded or left unrestrained, produce upon human life.1852, The British Controversialist and Impartial Inquirer, page 288

Questions about misguarding

What is misguarding the present participle and gerund of?
Misguarding is the present participle and gerund of misguard.

Words near misguarding in the dictionary

  1. misgrowths
  2. misgrudge
  3. misgrudged
  4. misguard
  5. misguarded
  6. misguarding
  7. misguards
  8. misguess
  9. misguessed
  10. misguesses
  11. misguessing

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