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misobserved

misobserved is the simple past and past participle of misobserve.

Meaning of misobserve

Verb

misobserve (third-person singular simple present misobserves, present participle misobserving, simple past and past participle misobserved)

  1. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
    • They understand it as early as they do language; and, if I misobserve not , they love to be treated as rational creatures sooner than is imagined1693, [John Locke], “(please specify the section number)”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC

Questions about misobserved

What is misobserved the simple past and past participle of?
Misobserved is the simple past and past participle of misobserve.

Words near misobserved in the dictionary

  1. misobservance
  2. misobservances
  3. misobservation
  4. misobservations
  5. misobserve
  6. misobserved
  7. misobserves
  8. misobserving
  9. misocainea
  10. misocapnic
  11. misocapnist

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