"misdrive" meaning in English

See misdrive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misdrives [present, singular, third-person], misdriving [participle, present], misdrove [past], misdriven [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + drive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|drive}} mis- + drive Head templates: {{en-verb|misdrives|misdriving|misdrove|misdriven}} misdrive (third-person singular simple present misdrives, present participle misdriving, simple past misdrove, past participle misdriven)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To drive badly or wrongly. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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