mismolding

Verb

mismold (third-person singular simple present mismolds, present participle mismolding, simple past and past participle mismolded)

1. To mold improperly, producing an unintended result.
   • Overindulgence in certain "malignant” or disabling wishes, and for them parents and teachers should early be on guard, is likely to deform or mismold the personality.1948, William Samuel Sadler, Adolescence Problems, page 82

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