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mismeeting

mismeeting noun: a situation where a person fails to interact properly with another. Also the present participle and gerund of mismeet.

Noun

mismeeting (plural mismeetings)

  1. A situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.

Also used as

mismeeting is also the present participle and gerund of mismeet.

Forms of mismeeting

pluralmismeetings

Origin of mismeeting

From mis- + meeting, coined by Martin Buber.

From mismeet + -ing.

Questions about mismeeting

What does mismeeting mean?
Mismeeting means a situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.
What part of speech is mismeeting?
Mismeeting is a noun.
What is the plural of mismeeting?
The plural of mismeeting is mismeetings.

Words near mismeeting in the dictionary

  1. mismeasures
  2. mismeasuring
  3. mismedication
  4. mismedications
  5. mismeet
  6. mismeeting
  7. mismeetings
  8. mismeets
  9. mismemorize
  10. mismemorized
  11. mismemorizes

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