Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misintend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-in-tend
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mis- + intend.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misintends (present, singular) misintending (participle, present) misintended (participle, past) misintended (past)

Derived Forms

misintended misintending misintention

Questions

What does misintend mean?
To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
Where does misintend come from?
From mis- + intend.

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