"misinject" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misinjects [present, singular, third-person], misinjecting [participle, present], misinjected [participle, past], misinjected [past]
Etymology: From mis- + inject. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|inject}} mis- + inject Head templates: {{en-verb}} misinject (third-person singular simple present misinjects, present participle misinjecting, simple past and past participle misinjected)
  1. To inject (a substance) incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misinject-en-verb-Yupco5ZV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52
  2. To inject (a person) incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misinject-en-verb-6qAZbvMA 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: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

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