mismangle
mismangle verb: to mangle in a destructive way; to disfigure or rearrange with bad results.
Verb
mismangle (third-person singular simple present mismangles, present participle mismangling, simple past and past participle mismangled)
- To mangle in a destructive way; to disfigure or rearrange with bad results.
- And do you suppose that Miggle's Sewer Products – they've been shamefully mismangled, if you ask me – will ever […]1977, Groucho Marx, Beds, page 33
- for I perceive the great work to be done is too often mismangled in committee, so lacks all identity, all measuring out into salient, songster-mongered cherishing:2001, A. R. Ammons, “Emplacement”, in Collected Poems, 1951-1971
Forms of mismangle
| third-person singular present | mismangles |
|---|---|
| present participle | mismangling |
| past participle | mismangled |
| past | mismangled |
Origin of mismangle
From mis- + mangle.
Questions about mismangle
- What does mismangle mean?
- Mismangle means to mangle in a destructive way; to disfigure or rearrange with bad results.
- What part of speech is mismangle?
- Mismangle is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mismangle?
- The past tense of mismangle is mismangled.
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