"miscorrect" meaning in All languages combined

See miscorrect on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: miscorrects [present, singular, third-person], miscorrecting [participle, present], miscorrected [participle, past], miscorrected [past]
Etymology: mis- + correct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|correct}} mis- + correct Head templates: {{en-verb}} miscorrect (third-person singular simple present miscorrects, present participle miscorrecting, simple past and past participle miscorrected)
  1. To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.
    Sense id: en-miscorrect-en-verb-uTxPYDtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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