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misguess

misguess verb: to guess incorrectly.

Verb

misguess (third-person singular simple present misguesses, present participle misguessing, simple past and past participle misguessed)

  1. To guess incorrectly
    • Sanborn had not come this far to misguess now.2007 July 21, “3 Champions Take Bows in Nashville”, in New York Times

Forms of misguess

third-person singular presentmisguesses
present participlemisguessing
past participlemisguessed
pastmisguessed

Origin of misguess

From mis- + guess.

Questions about misguess

What does misguess mean?
Misguess means to guess incorrectly.
What part of speech is misguess?
Misguess is a verb.
What is the past tense of misguess?
The past tense of misguess is misguessed.

Words near misguess in the dictionary

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

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