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misstress

misstress verb: to stress incorrectly.

Verb

misstress (third-person singular simple present misstresses, present participle misstressing, simple past and past participle misstressed)

  1. To stress incorrectly.
    • a misstressed syllable
    Synonyms:
    misemphasize

Synonyms of misstress

Forms of misstress

third-person singular presentmisstresses
present participlemisstressing
past participlemisstressed
pastmisstressed

Origin of misstress

From mis- + stress.

Questions about misstress

What does misstress mean?
Misstress means to stress incorrectly.
What part of speech is misstress?
Misstress is a verb.
What is the past tense of misstress?
The past tense of misstress is misstressed.

Words near misstress in the dictionary

  1. misstore
  2. misstored
  3. misstores
  4. misstoring
  5. misstowed
  6. misstress
  7. misstressed
  8. misstresses
  9. misstressing
  10. misstrike
  11. misstrikes

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