Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismotion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-mo-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bad or wrong motion.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He couldn't work at tennis because he was so naturally good at tennis. And when all of those inborn reflexes failed him — as if he were shocked at the mismotion of his own arm, at the slowness of his own leg — then we understood John McEnroe."

Etymology

From mis- + motion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mismotion mean?: Bad or wrong motion.
Where does mismotion come from?: From mis- + motion.

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