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misrepairing

misrepairing is the present participle and gerund of misrepair.

Meaning of misrepair

Verb

misrepair (third-person singular simple present misrepairs, present participle misrepairing, simple past and past participle misrepaired)

  1. (transitive) To repair badly or wrongly.
    • If you are just plain lucky, the mechanic will likely perform unnecessary repairs or misrepair your car so that it has to be fixed again.1972, Donald A. Randall, Arthur P. Glickman, The Great American Auto Repair Robbery, page 77

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Questions about misrepairing

What is misrepairing the present participle and gerund of?
Misrepairing is the present participle and gerund of misrepair.

Words near misrepairing in the dictionary

  1. misrendering
  2. misrenderings
  3. misrenders
  4. misrepair
  5. misrepaired
  6. misrepairing
  7. misrepairs
  8. misrepeat
  9. misrepeated
  10. misrepeating
  11. misrepeats

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