Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misvent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-vent
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vent improperly.

Example Sentences

"In the event of misventing the transfer cask, a worker near the cask could receive a dose by inhaling contaminated atmosphere."
"From behind Whitehead's bulk, a white plume of misvented woodsmoke escaped out the door, and Lee remembered the stench of the cabin, or smelled it again, as it made its way across the cold to him."
"They misvented the thing, or failed to vent it properly."

Etymology

From mis- + vent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misvents (present, singular) misventing (participle, present) misvented (participle, past) misvented (past)

Questions

What does misvent mean?: To vent improperly.
Where does misvent come from?: From mis- + vent.

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