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misbrand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-brand
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers.

verb

In the law of food and drugs, to convey false or misleading information about a product.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English brand English misbrand From mis- + brand.

Inflected Forms

misbrands (present, singular) misbranding (participle, present) misbranded (participle, past) misbranded (past)

Derived Forms

misbrander

Rhymes With

and hand understand land stand band grand demand brand planned sand banned

Questions

What does misbrand mean?
To make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers.
Where does misbrand come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English brand English misbrand From mis- + brand.

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