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mispurposes

mispurposes is the plural of mispurpose.

Meaning of mispurpose

Noun

mispurpose (plural mispurposes)

  1. An incorrect or inappropriate purpose.
    • Lack of orientation, however, is where a great number of communications to others, and to ourselves, fall dead or go to mispurpose.1972, Sol III Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1

Questions about mispurposes

What is mispurposes the plural of?
Mispurposes is the plural of mispurpose.

Words near mispurposes in the dictionary

  1. mispunishes
  2. mispunishing
  3. mispurchase
  4. mispurchases
  5. mispurpose
  6. mispurposes
  7. mispursue
  8. mispursued
  9. mispursues
  10. mispursuing
  11. mispursuit

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