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misyielding

misyielding is the present participle and gerund of misyield.

Meaning of misyield

Verb

misyield (third-person singular simple present misyields, present participle misyielding, simple past misyielded or (obsolete) misyold, past participle misyielded or (obsolete) misyold or (obsolete) misyolden)

  1. To yield incorrectly, wrongly, badly, or amiss.
    • He sternly criticised 'pygmean statesmen' who climbed the dizziest heights of power, inevitably resulting in 'misery for the mass', and he deplored the 'misyielding past' looking to the day when injustices would be turned around.1990, Michael Pollak, Sense & censorship

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Questions about misyielding

What is misyielding the present participle and gerund of?
Misyielding is the present participle and gerund of misyield.

Words near misyielding in the dictionary

  1. misy
  2. misyar
  3. misyars
  4. misyield
  5. misyielded
  6. misyielding
  7. misyields
  8. misyoke
  9. misyoked
  10. misyokes
  11. misyoking

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