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misscreened

misscreened is the simple past and past participle of misscreen.

Meaning of misscreen

Verb

misscreen (third-person singular simple present misscreens, present participle misscreening, simple past and past participle misscreened)

  1. To screen (examine in order to assess the status of) improperly.
    • In judging the evidence on these and subsequent questions, the 5 per cent level of statistical significance is used. χ² and p values are always given for the combination of over-and underscreening into per cent misscreened and for the combination of over- and underrating into per cent misrated.1956, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, page 25

Questions about misscreened

What is misscreened the simple past and past participle of?
Misscreened is the simple past and past participle of misscreen.

Words near misscreened in the dictionary

  1. misscore
  2. misscored
  3. misscores
  4. misscoring
  5. misscreen
  6. misscreened
  7. misscreening
  8. misscreens
  9. misscrew
  10. misscribe
  11. misscribed

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