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misterm

misterm verb: to call by a wrong name; to misname or give a misnomer.

Verb

misterm (third-person singular simple present misterms, present participle misterming, simple past and past participle mistermed)

  1. To call by a wrong name; to misname or give a misnomer

Forms of misterm

third-person singular presentmisterms
present participlemisterming
past participlemistermed
pastmistermed

Origin of misterm

From mis- + term.

Questions about misterm

What does misterm mean?
Misterm means to call by a wrong name; to misname or give a misnomer.
What part of speech is misterm?
Misterm is a verb.
What is the past tense of misterm?
The past tense of misterm is mistermed.

Words near misterm in the dictionary

  1. mistered
  2. misteress
  3. misteresses
  4. misteries
  5. mistering
  6. misterm
  7. mistermed
  8. misterminate
  9. misterminated
  10. misterminates
  11. misterminating

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