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misresponded

misresponded is the simple past and past participle of misrespond.

Meaning of misrespond

Verb

misrespond (third-person singular simple present misresponds, present participle misresponding, simple past and past participle misresponded)

  1. To respond incorrectly or inappropriately.
    • Listeners therefore may misunderstand and misrespond to locutionary acts.1989, Harold J. Leavitt, Louis R. Pondy, David M. Boje, Readings in Managerial Psychology, page 371

Questions about misresponded

What is misresponded the simple past and past participle of?
Misresponded is the simple past and past participle of misrespond.

Words near misresponded in the dictionary

  1. misrespect
  2. misrespected
  3. misrespecting
  4. misrespects
  5. misrespond
  6. misresponded
  7. misresponding
  8. misresponds
  9. misresponse
  10. misresponses
  11. misrestoration

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