Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-mean
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mean or intend wrongly; mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mis- + mean.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismeans (present, singular) mismeaning (participle, present) mismeant (participle, past) mismeant (past)

Derived Forms

mismeaning

Questions

What does mismean mean?
To mean or intend wrongly; mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.
Where does mismean come from?
From mis- + mean.

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