Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misresponse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-re-sponse
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of misresponding or an instance of misresponding.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Misresponse, which might stem from a misunderstanding of census residence rules, can cause errors in determining both match status and correct enumeration status."
"Misresponse to irony depended on “who is speaking to whom.”"
"These ideas of misevaluation and misresponse have to be understood against the background of Anderson's theory of different appropriate responses to different kinds of value."

Etymology

From mis- + response.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

misresponses (plural)

Questions

What does misresponse mean?: The act of misresponding or an instance of misresponding.
Where does misresponse come from?: From mis- + response.

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