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mistarget

mistarget verb: to target incorrectly.

Verb

mistarget (third-person singular simple present mistargets, present participle mistargeting or (rare) mistargetting, simple past and past participle mistargeted or (rare) mistargetted)

  1. To target incorrectly.

Forms of mistarget

third-person singular presentmistargets
present participlemistargeting
past participlemistargeted
pastmistargeted
present participle (rare)mistargetting
past participle (rare)mistargetted
past (rare)mistargetted

Origin of mistarget

From mis- + target.

Questions about mistarget

What does mistarget mean?
Mistarget means to target incorrectly.
What part of speech is mistarget?
Mistarget is a verb.
What is the past tense of mistarget?
The past tense of mistarget is mistargeted.

Words near mistarget in the dictionary

  1. mistals
  2. mistap
  3. mistapped
  4. mistapping
  5. mistaps
  6. mistarget
  7. mistargeted
  8. mistargeting
  9. mistargets
  10. Mistassini
  11. Mistassinis

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