Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mispurpose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-pur-pose
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incorrect or inappropriate purpose.

Example Sentences

"Lack of orientation, however, is where a great number of communications to others, and to ourselves, fall dead or go to mispurpose."

Etymology

From mis- + purpose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

mispurposes (plural)

Questions

What does mispurpose mean?: An incorrect or inappropriate purpose.
Where does mispurpose come from?: From mis- + purpose.

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