"missound" meaning in All languages combined

See missound on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From mis- + sound. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|sound}} mis- + sound Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} missound (uncountable)
  1. mispronunciation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-missound-en-noun-QeOLo6RA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53

Verb [English]

Forms: missounds [present, singular, third-person], missounding [participle, present], missounded [participle, past], missounded [past]
Etymology: From mis- + sound. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|sound}} mis- + sound Head templates: {{en-verb}} missound (third-person singular simple present missounds, present participle missounding, simple past and past participle missounded)
  1. To sound or pronounce wrongly.
    Sense id: en-missound-en-verb-PYilhDWG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Inflected forms

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