"misposition" meaning in English

See misposition in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispositions [present, singular, third-person], mispositioning [participle, present], mispositioned [participle, past], mispositioned [past]
Etymology: mis- + position Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|position}} mis- + position Head templates: {{en-verb}} misposition (third-person singular simple present mispositions, present participle mispositioning, simple past and past participle mispositioned)
  1. To position incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misposition-en-verb-WM8PVf~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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