Meaning

1 senses

  1. To word incorrectly.

    I misworded my offer: I meant help, not rescue.

Origin

From mis- + word; formed separately from Etymology 2.

From mis- + word; formed separately from Etymology 2.

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Forms

miswords, miswording, misworded, misworded
Base formmisword · to misword
3rd person singularmiswords
Present participlemiswording
Past simplemisworded
Past participlemisworded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisword
he, she, itmiswords

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisworded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave misworded
he, she, ithas misworded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misword

Synonyms

2 synonyms
misphrasemisstate

Word family

2 related words
Relatedmisspeakmistalk

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misunderstandB2misunderstandingB1misusemitchmitemitigate
misword — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto