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miswording

miswording is the present participle and gerund of misword.

Meaning of misword

Verb

misword (third-person singular simple present miswords, present participle miswording, simple past and past participle misworded)

  1. (transitive) To word incorrectly.
    • I misworded my offer: I meant help, not rescue.
    Synonyms:
    misphrase, misstate

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Noun

miswording (plural miswordings)

  1. An instance of incorrect wording.

Forms of miswording

pluralmiswordings

Questions about miswording

What does miswording mean?
Miswording means an instance of incorrect wording.
What is miswording the present participle and gerund of?
Miswording is the present participle and gerund of misword.
What part of speech is miswording?
Miswording is a noun.
What is the plural of miswording?
The plural of miswording is miswordings.

Words near miswording in the dictionary

  1. miswires
  2. miswiring
  3. miswirings
  4. misword
  5. misworded
  6. miswording
  7. miswordings
  8. miswords
  9. miswore
  10. miswork
  11. misworked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: miswording (page history and authors); misword (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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