mishyphenate
mishyphenate verb: to hyphenate a word at an inappropriate point, especially one that is not between two syllables.
Verb
mishyphenate (third-person singular simple present mishyphenates, present participle mishyphenating, simple past and past participle mishyphenated)
- To hyphenate a word at an inappropriate point, especially one that is not between two syllables.
- Good hyphenators strongly prefer Type II errors over Type I; they find fewer possibilities, but they rarely mishyphenate a word.1988, Richard Rubinstein, Digital Typography, page 187
- It did not mishyphenate any words, but it missed more hyphenation opportunities than any other program (20).1990 January 1, “Product Comparison”, in InfoWorld, volume 12, number 1, page 51
Forms of mishyphenate
| third-person singular present | mishyphenates |
|---|---|
| present participle | mishyphenating |
| past participle | mishyphenated |
| past | mishyphenated |
Origin of mishyphenate
From mis- + hyphenate.
Questions about mishyphenate
- What does mishyphenate mean?
- Mishyphenate means to hyphenate a word at an inappropriate point, especially one that is not between two syllables.
- What part of speech is mishyphenate?
- Mishyphenate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mishyphenate?
- The past tense of mishyphenate is mishyphenated.
Words near mishyphenate in the dictionary
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