"misencounter" meaning in All languages combined

See misencounter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: misencounters [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + encounter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|encounter}} mis- + encounter Head templates: {{en-noun}} misencounter (plural misencounters)
  1. A bad or wrong encounter. Translations (Translations): desencuentro m mal topamiento [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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