"misintention" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misintentions [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + intention. Compare misintend. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|intention}} mis- + intention Head templates: {{en-noun}} misintention (plural misintentions)
  1. A wrong intention.
    Sense id: en-misintention-en-noun-kh873lI7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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