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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdecline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-de-cline
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From mis- + decline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misdeclines (present, singular) misdeclining (participle, present) misdeclined (participle, past) misdeclined (past)

Frequently Paired Words

misconjugate

Questions

What does misdecline mean?
To decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.
Where does misdecline come from?
From mis- + decline.

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