"misopen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misopens [present, singular, third-person], misopening [participle, present], misopened [participle, past], misopened [past]
Etymology: From mis- + open. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|open}} mis- + open Head templates: {{en-verb}} misopen (third-person singular simple present misopens, present participle misopening, simple past and past participle misopened)
  1. To open what one should not open.
    Sense id: en-misopen-en-verb-MPq2HBVV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53
  2. To do a bad job of opening.
    Sense id: en-misopen-en-verb-Nw8aOTlL 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: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

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