"misturn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ [verb], /ˈmɪstɜː(ɹ)n/ [noun] Forms: misturns [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English misturnen, mistournen, mistornen, equivalent to mis- + turn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misturnen}} Middle English misturnen, {{pre|en|mis|turn}} mis- + turn Head templates: {{en-noun}} misturn (plural misturns)
  1. A wrong turn.
    Sense id: en-misturn-en-noun-8TpAp32x Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 16 43 42

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ [verb], /ˈmɪstɜː(ɹ)n/ [noun] Forms: misturns [present, singular, third-person], misturning [participle, present], misturned [participle, past], misturned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English misturnen, mistournen, mistornen, equivalent to mis- + turn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misturnen}} Middle English misturnen, {{pre|en|mis|turn}} mis- + turn Head templates: {{en-verb}} misturn (third-person singular simple present misturns, present participle misturning, simple past and past participle misturned)
  1. (transitive) To turn wrongly or incorrectly; turn aside wrongly; pervert. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misturn-en-verb-3UqA8D5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 74 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 75 19 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 16 43 42
  2. (intransitive) To go wrong; make a wrong turn. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-misturn-en-verb-jDACasxA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 16 43 42

Inflected forms

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