"misdiscover" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misdiscovers [present, singular, third-person], misdiscovering [participle, present], misdiscovered [participle, past], misdiscovered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + discover. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|discover}} mis- + discover Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdiscover (third-person singular simple present misdiscovers, present participle misdiscovering, simple past and past participle misdiscovered)
  1. (transitive, very rare) To discover in a wrong or unacceptable way. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, very rare) To discover in a wrong or unacceptable way."
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