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misset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-set
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly.

Transitive verb

verb

To place in the wrong location.

Transitive verb

adj

Incorrectly set.

adj

In a bad temper; out of sorts.

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- English set English misset From mis- + set.

Usage

Inflected Forms

missets (present, singular) missetting (participle, present) mis-set (alternative)

Questions

What does misset mean?
To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly.
Where does misset 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- English set English misset From mis- + set.

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