Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ship
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ship incorrectly, such as to the wrong location or at the wrong time.

Example Sentences

"Agent Garretson had suggested to Yoshida that he could arrange for an IBM employee to misship a kit, and if Yoshida could find a buyer he would give Yoshida a sizable share of the profits."
"The FBI would come, find our bundles and water them down, or misship our stuff on purpose."
"Rations were coming to us direct from Pusan, but carloads of supplies from Pohang-dong, which had been delayed or misshipped, were still arriving."

Etymology

From mis- + ship.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misships (present, singular) misshipping (participle, present) misshipped (participle, past) misshipped (past)

Questions

What does misship mean?: To ship incorrectly, such as to the wrong location or at the wrong time.
Where does misship come from?: From mis- + ship.

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