Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miswander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-wan-der
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Her weary palfrey, closely as she might, Now well recover'd after long repast, In his proud furnitures she freshly dight, His late miswander'd ways now to remeasure right"
"Or show you restless, miswandering, misclimbing ones new and easier footpaths?"
"The reason for this attitude toward Spain is not far to seek, and it finds an explanation in the words of José Ortega Gasset, quoted by Mr. Trend: Is it not bitter sarcasm that after and a half centuries of miswandering we are invited to follow the ...."
"As if it were a maze where these orphans of his heart had miswandered in their journey in life […]"

Etymology

From mis- + wander.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

miswanders (present, singular) miswandering (participle, present) miswandered (participle, past) miswandered (past)

Questions

What does miswander mean?: To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.
Where does miswander come from?: From mis- + wander.

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