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misordering

/mɪsˈɔɹdəɹɪŋ/

misordering is the present participle and gerund of misorder.

Meaning of misorder

Verb

misorder (third-person singular simple present misorders, present participle misordering, simple past and past participle misordered)

  1. (transitive) To sort or arrange incorrectly.

See all 3 meanings of misorder

Noun

misordering (plural misorderings)

  1. The process or result of putting things in the wrong order.
    • Some speech errors involve consonant misorderings.

Forms of misordering

pluralmisorderings

Questions about misordering

What does misordering mean?
Misordering means the process or result of putting things in the wrong order.
What is misordering the present participle and gerund of?
Misordering is the present participle and gerund of misorder.
What part of speech is misordering?
Misordering is a noun.
How do you pronounce misordering?
Misordering is pronounced /mɪsˈɔɹdəɹɪŋ/.
What is the plural of misordering?
The plural of misordering is misorderings.

Words near misordering in the dictionary

  1. misordained
  2. misordaining
  3. misordains
  4. misorder
  5. misordered
  6. misordering
  7. misorderings
  8. misorderly
  9. misorders
  10. misordination
  11. misorganise

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