"misvent" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misvents [present, singular, third-person], misventing [participle, present], misvented [participle, past], misvented [past]
Etymology: mis- + vent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|vent}} mis- + vent Head templates: {{en-verb}} misvent (third-person singular simple present misvents, present participle misventing, simple past and past participle misvented)
  1. To vent improperly.
    Sense id: en-misvent-en-verb-3qJe~5-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misvent meaning in English (1.8kB)

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