Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdefine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-de-fine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To define a term in a manner that is not correct; to define wrongly.

Etymology

From mis- + define.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

misdefines (present, singular) misdefining (participle, present) misdefined (participle, past) misdefined (past)

Rhymes With

line in line fine online design red line sign mine nine gold mine wine soft sign

Questions

What does misdefine mean?
To define a term in a manner that is not correct; to define wrongly.
Where does misdefine come from?
From mis- + define.

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