misword
/ˌmɪsˈwɜːd/US/ˌmɪsˈwɚd/
misword verb: to word incorrectly.
Verb
misword (third-person singular simple present miswords, present participle miswording, simple past and past participle misworded)
- To word incorrectly.
- I misworded my offer: I meant help, not rescue.
Noun
UK/ˈmɪsˌwɜːd/US/ˈmɪsˌwɚd/
misword (plural miswords)
- An insult.
- He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known.1659-1661, Thomas Rugge, Diurnal
- And, as for yourself, Master Matthew, why I 've known you these fifty years, and never heard man, woman, or child speak a misword of you in my life.1846, “The Young Market-Woman”, in Belford Regis; Or, Sketches of a Country Town, Richard Bentley, page 237
Synonyms of misword
Forms of misword
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | miswords |
| present participle | miswording |
| past participle | misworded |
| past | misworded |
| Noun | |
| plural | miswords |
Origin of misword
From mis- + word; formed separately from Etymology 2.
From Middle English mysword; equivalent to mis- + word.
Questions about misword
- What does misword mean?
- Misword means to word incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misword?
- Misword can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce misword?
- Misword is pronounced /ˌmɪsˈwɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of misword?
- The past tense of misword is misworded.
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