Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misimpression

/mɪsɪmpɹˈɛʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: mis-im-pres-sion
IPA: /mɪsɪmpɹˈɛʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inaccurate or misleading impression

Example Sentences

"Will is an intelligent person, and if he is under such a grievous misimpression, then I obviously did not do a good job of communicating the Subcommittee's work to the membership."
"Often the misimpression a reporter gives is trivial."

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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression English misimpression From mis- + impression.

Inflected Forms

misimpressions (plural)

Rhymes With

session depression expression self-expression possession impression profession succession aggression obsession progression discretion

Questions

How do you pronounce misimpression?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsɪmpɹˈɛʃən/.
What does misimpression mean?: An inaccurate or misleading impression
Where does misimpression 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression English misimpression From mis- + impression.

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