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misresponse

misresponse noun: the act of misresponding or an instance of misresponding.

Noun

misresponse (countable and uncountable, plural misresponses)

  1. The act of misresponding or an instance of misresponding.
    • Misresponse, which might stem from a misunderstanding of census residence rules, can cause errors in determining both match status and correct enumeration status.2009, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Coverage Measurement in the 2010 Census, page 34
    • Misresponse to irony depended on “who is speaking to whom.”2019, Willibald Ruch, Tracey Platt, René T. Proyer, Humor and Laughter, Playfulness and Cheerfulness, page 97

Forms of misresponse

pluralmisresponses

Origin of misresponse

From mis- + response.

Questions about misresponse

What does misresponse mean?
Misresponse means the act of misresponding or an instance of misresponding.
What part of speech is misresponse?
Misresponse is a noun.
What is the plural of misresponse?
The plural of misresponse is misresponses.

Words near misresponse in the dictionary

  1. misrespects
  2. misrespond
  3. misresponded
  4. misresponding
  5. misresponds
  6. misresponse
  7. misresponses
  8. misrestoration
  9. misrestorations
  10. misrestore
  11. misrestored

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