"misdesign" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From mis- + design. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|design}} mis- + design Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} misdesign (uncountable)
  1. Bad or wrong design. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-misdesign-en-noun-d82g3GxD 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35

Verb

Forms: misdesigns [present, singular, third-person], misdesigning [participle, present], misdesigned [participle, past], misdesigned [past]
Etymology: From mis- + design. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|design}} mis- + design Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdesign (third-person singular simple present misdesigns, present participle misdesigning, simple past and past participle misdesigned)
  1. (transitive) To design badly or incorrectly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misdesign-en-verb-9CtzEU-M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 55 45

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