misworded

mis·word

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-wurd]
- /mɪsˈwɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-wurd]
- /mɪsˈwɜrd/

Definition of misworded word

verb with object misworded to word incorrectly. 1

Just one definition for misworded

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Origin of misworded

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; mis-1 + word

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Parts of speech for Misworded

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Misworded

misworded popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Antonyms for misworded

verb with object misworded

worded — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.

Just one Antonym for misworded