"mispeg" meaning in English

See mispeg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispegs [present, singular, third-person], mispegging [participle, present], mispegged [participle, past], mispegged [past]
Etymology: mis- + peg Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|peg}} mis- + peg Head templates: {{en-verb|mispegs|mispegging|mispegged}} mispeg (third-person singular simple present mispegs, present participle mispegging, simple past and past participle mispegged)
  1. To incorrectly ascribe a value or attribute to.
    Sense id: en-mispeg-en-verb-qPJvrLfC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mispeg meaning in English (1.7kB)

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