"mispoint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mispoints [present, singular, third-person], mispointing [participle, present], mispointed [participle, past], mispointed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + point. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|point}} mis- + point Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispoint (third-person singular simple present mispoints, present participle mispointing, simple past and past participle mispointed)
  1. (transitive) To point wrongly Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mispoint-en-verb-O9cLVO3k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49
  2. to punctuate wrongly.
    Sense id: en-mispoint-en-verb-RF23DSeW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49

Inflected forms

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        "to punctuate wrongly."
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