"misground" meaning in English

See misground in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more misground [comparative], most misground [superlative]
Etymology: From mis- + ground. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ground}} mis- + ground Head templates: {{en-adj}} misground (comparative more misground, superlative most misground)
  1. Having been ground improperly.
    Sense id: en-misground-en-adj-VYFoJJRX 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: 73 23 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 56 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 10 5

Verb

Forms: misgrounds [present, singular, third-person], misgrounding [participle, present], misgrounded [participle, past], misgrounded [past]
Etymology: From mis- + ground. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ground}} mis- + ground Head templates: {{en-verb}} misground (third-person singular simple present misgrounds, present participle misgrounding, simple past and past participle misgrounded)
  1. To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
    Sense id: en-misground-en-verb-a671zzMM
  2. simple past and past participle of misgrind Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: misgrind
    Sense id: en-misground-en-verb-lv4gpWd0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misgrounded

Inflected forms

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