"mismeasure" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/
Etymology: mis- + measure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|measure}} mis- + measure Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} mismeasure
  1. mismeasurement
    Sense id: en-mismeasure-en-noun-r7EHrgGN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 73 27

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/ Forms: mismeasures [present, singular, third-person], mismeasuring [participle, present], mismeasured [participle, past], mismeasured [past]
Etymology: mis- + measure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|measure}} mis- + measure Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismeasure (third-person singular simple present mismeasures, present participle mismeasuring, simple past and past participle mismeasured)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To measure incorrectly or inaccurately. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-mismeasure-en-verb-~6w4Snd1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mismeasure meaning in English (1.9kB)

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