"mispace" meaning in English

See mispace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispaces [present, singular, third-person], mispacing [participle, present], mispaced [participle, past], mispaced [past]
Etymology: mis- + pace Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|pace}} mis- + pace Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispace (third-person singular simple present mispaces, present participle mispacing, simple past and past participle mispaced)
  1. To do (something) at the wrong pace or speed.
    Sense id: en-mispace-en-verb-FpKHZQ2s
  2. To pace or step incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-mispace-en-verb-nekWv6RD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 71

Inflected forms

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