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misinteracting

misinteracting is the present participle and gerund of misinteract.

Meaning of misinteract

Verb

misinteract (third-person singular simple present misinteracts, present participle misinteracting, simple past and past participle misinteracted)

  1. To interact incorrectly; to take part in an inappropriate interaction.
    • Even the rampant spread of psychological thinking has largely failed to awaken us to the ways we interact and misinteract in life.2004, David Allyn, I Can't Believe I Just Did That, page 228

Questions about misinteracting

What is misinteracting the present participle and gerund of?
Misinteracting is the present participle and gerund of misinteract.

Words near misinteracting in the dictionary

  1. misintends
  2. misintention
  3. misintentions
  4. misinteract
  5. misinteracted
  6. misinteracting
  7. misinteraction
  8. misinteractions
  9. misinteracts
  10. misinterpolate
  11. misinterpolated

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