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missuspecting

missuspecting is the present participle and gerund of missuspect.

Meaning of missuspect

Verb

missuspect (third-person singular simple present missuspects, present participle missuspecting, simple past and past participle missuspected)

  1. To suspect something that is not, in fact, the case.
    • Either plot would make an excellent Play, we merely prefer the financial fragment for the reason that missuspected marital infidelity is too closely a copy of plays like "The Thief” and “The Spendthrift."1912, Luther Anthony (B.), The Dramatist, page 124

Questions about missuspecting

What is missuspecting the present participle and gerund of?
Missuspecting is the present participle and gerund of missuspect.

Words near missuspecting in the dictionary

  1. missus
  2. Missus President
  3. missuses
  4. missuspect
  5. missuspected
  6. missuspecting
  7. missuspects
  8. missuture
  9. missutured
  10. missutures
  11. missuturing

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