"misphrase" meaning in English

See misphrase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misphrases [present, singular, third-person], misphrasing [participle, present], misphrased [participle, past], misphrased [past]
Etymology: From mis- + phrase. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|phrase}} mis- + phrase Head templates: {{en-verb}} misphrase (third-person singular simple present misphrases, present participle misphrasing, simple past and past participle misphrased)
  1. To phrase incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From mis- + phrase.",
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        },
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        },
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        "To phrase incorrectly."
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    {
      "form": "misphrased",
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