"misscore" meaning in English

See misscore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misscores [present, singular, third-person], misscoring [participle, present], misscored [participle, past], misscored [past]
Etymology: From mis- + score. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|score}} mis- + score Head templates: {{en-verb}} misscore (third-person singular simple present misscores, present participle misscoring, simple past and past participle misscored)
  1. To assign the wrong score to.

Inflected forms

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          "type": "quote"
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