"misencounter" meaning in English

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Noun

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.
    Sense id: en-misencounter-en-noun-fvirN1B1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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