Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismedication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mismed-i-ca-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inappropriate use of medication, or use of a wrong medication.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is ample documentation of overmedication, undermedication, and mismedication of nursing home residents."

Etymology

From mis- + medication.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismedications (plural)

Questions

What does mismedication mean?: Inappropriate use of medication, or use of a wrong medication.
Where does mismedication come from?: From mis- + medication.

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