Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misground

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ground
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.

verb

simple past and past participle of misgrind

adj

Having been ground improperly.

Example Sentences

"a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness"
"The storm broke on June 27, when the space agency disclosed that its multi-billion-dollar Hubble Space telescope, launched amid much hoopla in April, can't see straight thanks to a misground mirror."
"According to Riordan the matter was subsequently resolved by returning the misground or unground products back to the grinders."
"It is like claiming that the misground Hubble mirror with its correcting lenses is the “best possible design” because it gives clear pictures."

Etymology

From mis- + ground.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misgrounds (present, singular) misgrounding (participle, present) misgrounded (participle, past) misgrounded (past) more misground (comparative) most misground (superlative)

Derived Forms

misgrounded

Questions

What does misground mean?: To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
Where does misground come from?: From mis- + ground.

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