"missuspect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: missuspects [present, singular, third-person], missuspecting [participle, present], missuspected [participle, past], missuspected [past]
Etymology: mis- + suspect Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|suspect}} mis- + suspect Head templates: {{en-verb}} missuspect (third-person singular simple present missuspects, present participle missuspecting, simple past and past participle missuspected)
  1. To suspect something that is not, in fact, the case.
    Sense id: en-missuspect-en-verb-rIbUi~PA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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