Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misobserve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ob-serve
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.

Example Sentences

"They understand it as early as they do language; and, if I misobserve not , they love to be treated as rational creatures sooner than is imagined"

Etymology

From mis- + observe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misobserves (present, singular) misobserving (participle, present) misobserved (participle, past) misobserved (past)

Questions

What does misobserve mean?: To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
Where does misobserve come from?: From mis- + observe.

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