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misinflection

misinflection noun: incorrect inflection.

Noun

misinflection (countable and uncountable, plural misinflections)

  1. Incorrect inflection.

Forms of misinflection

pluralmisinflections

Origin of misinflection

From mis- + inflection.

Questions about misinflection

What does misinflection mean?
Misinflection means incorrect inflection.
What part of speech is misinflection?
Misinflection is a noun.
What is the plural of misinflection?
The plural of misinflection is misinflections.

Words near misinflection in the dictionary

  1. misinflates
  2. misinflating
  3. misinflect
  4. misinflected
  5. misinflecting
  6. misinflection
  7. misinflections
  8. misinflects
  9. misinfluence
  10. misinfluenced
  11. misinfluences

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