Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misspeculation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-spec-u-la-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of misspeculating.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Damages paid by the settling tortfeasor which are greater than the pro rata amount can easily be attributed to his desire to avoid legal fees and bad press, or misspeculation about the merits and likely outcome of the case."
"Despite the band's legendary status there has often been confusion and misspeculation surrounding them and the other artistes under Warren Kendrick's guidance."
"Because a misspeculation can lead to performance loss, there are many situations where, for hard-to-predict values or branch outcomes, it is better not to speculate at all rather than risk the penalty of a misspeculation."
"Instead, instructions that are affected by misspeculations are re-executed with the latest set of source operands."

Etymology

From mis- + speculation or misspeculate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Suffix: misspeculate

Usage

Inflected Forms

misspeculations (plural)

Questions

What does misspeculation mean?: An instance of misspeculating.
Where does misspeculation come from?: From mis- + speculation or misspeculate + -ion.

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