Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfriend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-friend
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To friend wrongly, incorrectly, or by mistake; be a bad friend to.

Example Sentences

"Up to then they'd niver been misfriended as fur as I know."

Etymology

From mis- + friend.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misfriends (present, singular) misfriending (participle, present) misfriended (participle, past) misfriended (past)

Questions

What does misfriend mean?: To friend wrongly, incorrectly, or by mistake; be a bad friend to.
Where does misfriend come from?: From mis- + friend.

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