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mistime

/mɪsˈtaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
mist-ime
IPA
/mɪsˈtaɪm/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English mistime From mis- + time.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mistimes (present, singular) mistiming (participle, present) mistimed (participle, past) mistimed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce mistime?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈtaɪm/.
What does mistime mean?
To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events.
Where does mistime 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- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English mistime From mis- + time.

How to pronounce mistime

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