Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misswear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-s-wear
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To swear falsely or wrongly.

Etymology

From mis- + swear.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

misswears (present, singular) misswearing (participle, present) misswore (past) missworn (participle, past)

Phrases

minced oath

Frequently Paired Words

minced oath perjury

Synonyms

forswear perjure manswear

Questions

What does misswear mean?
To swear falsely or wrongly.
Where does misswear come from?
From mis- + swear.

How to pronounce misswear

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